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Yandex Browser

71 points by mmahemoff 14y ago

brackin 14y ago
The question is, will this be another Rockmelt which was just Chrome with a social sharing and Facebook chat extension thrown in or have they taken Chromium/Webkit and re-engineered a faster/better browser and integrated their technology.
- mmahemoff 14y ago
  I think a comparison with other region-specific forks would be more accurate, like 360 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/360_Secure_Browser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/360_Secure_Browser). I really doubt Yandex is interested in competing against Chrome outside of their target market of Russia (and Russian neighbours, expats), so they don't need a faster or universally "better" browser. Just a better experience for their target users, or at least a comparable experience with better distribution (e.g. it's likely they'll partner with local device retailers to bundle it as default browser).
- ansgri 14y ago
  They are going to integrate Opera Turbo to make it faster over slow networks. Also they have some new caching technology currently used by their Maps.
tommoor 14y ago
Personally, i'm glad to see they are using Webkit. As long as it doesn't mean crazy incompatibilities - the more browsers the better!
cenanozen 14y ago
The meta description says: Download the new browser from Yandex. It's quick and secure, while the Smartbox will find anything you you need and Tableau take you straight to your favorite sites.
hayksaakian 14y ago
The Google of Russia introduces the Google chrome of Russia. Coming soon: Yandex+
- rainbowdash 14y ago
  Yandex+ is Ya.ru, works from 2007.
  - mitjak 14y ago
    Le what? Ya.ru is the no-thrills stripped down version of yandex.ru
    - guard-of-terra 14y ago
      http://my.ya.ru/ http://my.ya.ru/ But it never actually took off.
- dimitar 14y ago
  Its seems that they don't like to be perceived that way. It gets funny: It's fluent in 9 languages including English, German, French and Ukrainian. What, do I have to download it to see if its fluent in Russian? Come on, why do you hide it?
Toshio 14y ago
The more, the merrier. Make sure to post the HTML5 score [1] once you install it. [1] http://html5test.com/ http://html5test.com/
- omgtehlion 14y ago
  it uses webkit inside, results will be the same as for chrome
  - dpcx 14y ago
    s/will/should/; Fixed that for you.
  - kbendyk 14y ago
    437(chrome) vs 402(yandex) PS yandex detected as chrome 19
Intermediate 14y ago
They are not going to release it for Linux for now :(
dchest 14y ago
chrome.yandex.ru redirects to this page. For those who don't know, they had a Chromium fork called "Хром" (literally "Chrome"), which they advertized for anyone searching for "хром" or "chrome". Then they renamed it to Yandex.Internet.
Nux 14y ago
Yet another Webkit browser. Boring.
- mmahemoff 14y ago
  I'll take boring over hours of debugging to shift a few pixels.
  - masklinn 14y ago
    YAWB doesn't mean you won't have hours of debugging to shift a few pixels anyway.
    - mmahemoff 14y ago
      Fair point, there are many Webkits, but IME deviations are an order of magnitude more likely when moving from Webkit to something else.
- illicium 14y ago
  To be more specific, yet another Chromium fork.
wolfhumble 14y ago
Based on this Oslo Stock Exchange note, I was thinking it would be Opera based . . . : http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?siteLanguage=en&messageId=313081 http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?siteLanguage=en&... Edit: NO > EN URL
- dchest 14y ago
  They indeed have partnership with Opera: http://opera.yandex.ru/ http://opera.yandex.ru/ Also with Mozilla: http://fx.yandex.ru/ http://fx.yandex.ru/ and Microsoft: http://ie.yandex.ru/ http://ie.yandex.ru/ :-) But no, this one is based on Chromium: http://habrahabr.ru/company/yandex/blog/152905/ http://habrahabr.ru/company/yandex/blog/152905/ (in Russian) EDIT: It says they are using Opera Turbo technology there.
  - wolfhumble 14y ago
    We will see :-) Wondering what they would be using the Opera tech for: http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?messageId=312626 http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?messageId=312626
    - dchest 14y ago
      Indeed, Holmes. Opera Turbo in the next version of Yandex.Browser.
      - anonymfus 14y ago
        Also they licensed Opera Store (http://apps.opera.com http://apps.opera.com ) for Yandex Store for Android (http://store.yandex.com http://store.yandex.com ).
      - dchest 14y ago
        (Now that I re-read my comment, I think it can be interpreted in an offensive way. To make things clear, by saying "Holmes" I wanted to compliment you for discovering this information.)
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dschiptsov 14y ago
what for?
- mmahemoff 14y ago
  If they do nothing else but default the search engine to Yandex, that's what for. Longer term, one of the benefits they might be able to offer users, over other browsers, is better compatibility with local sites, e.g. local banks. And maybe curated apps/extensions.
  - dschiptsov 14y ago
    Have you ever tried to estimate how much it cost to maintain up-to-date browser, in terms of rapidly incorporating new standards, keeping high-quality, low-resource consumption and major-bug-free code, along with keeping it fairly secure?) I think they grossly over-estimate their abilities to compete with completely different structures, like Mozilla, leave alone Google.) Thinking that they are "Russian Google" is a self-delusion. Google is built out of talent, that they are collecting for a decade, and then by money and top-tier world-wide brand. Yandex is mere a "company". Just compare the assets - data-centers, cables, commercial real estate, etc. Then take a look at amount of research Google's people do. This should be enough. This browser, I guess, is something like Opera mini or Amazon Fire - the way to divert, scan and monetize user's traffic. Plain, banal scam.
    - randomchars 14y ago
      How is Opera mini a scam?
      - dschiptsov 14y ago
        Tracking and selling aggregated info. Every single page you visit.
        Zirro 14y ago
        Never make such claims without providing sources.
shaunpud 14y ago
5 minutes and counting...
ksec 14y ago
This is equivalent of 360 for Russia? ( 360 is a browser in China derived from Chromium as well )
- Nycto 14y ago
  Two things: 1) 360 is based on Trident 2) I really hope this browser is nothing like 360: http://www.digital-dd.com/qihoo-browser-war http://www.digital-dd.com/qihoo-browser-war
wmw 14y ago
anyone spotted the language settings
yandexbrowser 14y ago
Well I've just downloaded it now and it seems like a stripped down version of Chrome to me, nothing to exciting and doesn't seem very customisable.
- powrtoch 14y ago
  Did you make an account and name it after this browser just to post this?
  - yandexbrowser 14y ago
    Perhaps.
Gonzih 14y ago
sed -i s/chromium/yandex browser/g
import 14y ago
The Yandex browser has been developed based on Chromium open source code. © The Chromium Authors, 2006—2012. All rights reserved.
patd 14y ago
I just tested it with my own extension, you can install Chrome extension from the Chrome webstore onto Yandex Browser.
import 14y ago
Yandex browser imported my Safari history and bookmarks without asking me. Looks weird!
ksec 14y ago
Using it for a few minutes, few things i really like. 1. Someone finally put the Refresh and Stop Button where it should be. Firefox actually had it during beta testing but they somehow decide to but it at the end of the Address bar instead. 2. The Graphics, Curve, Looks more like better then the comparatively toyish Chrome. 3. The Options have always belonged to the Tab Bar and not the address bar. To me i think that is the most logical place for it. 4. The New Tab drop page, I like it. But i am sure i have seen it somewhere else before. Opera? I cant remember. 5. Flash - Since Flash is only available in Chrome and not Chromium. I am not sure if Flash inside Yandex or any other Chromium derivative are using PPAPI or the old NPAPI. Anyone? 6. No, no tabs overflow...... So i am sticking with Firefox.
- dchest 14y ago
  Yes, it has Flash, according to this picture: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6400/120186.3c/0_a7271_80287e4f_orig http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6400/120186.3c/0_a7271_80287e...
  - ksec 14y ago
    Even the PDF is Foxit which means it is nearly the same as Chrome except for the UI.
- antninja 14y ago
  One thing I find weird is that it doesn't display the full URL in the URL bar, only the domain and the page title.
  - ksec 14y ago
    Arh. True i didn't notice it. But Once you click on the address bar it does show back its address. Not a bad thing i guess. Will need to use it more before i can draw conclusion.
- qwertyboy 14y ago
  > Flash is only available in Chrome and not Chromium Flash is available in Chromium. It plugs right in.
augustl 14y ago
Here's what I see when I visit that page: http://imgur.com/bwf5N http://imgur.com/bwf5N (Tl;dr: a blurb of text saying it's not available for Linux, that's it, no info about what it is etc.) Non-Linux peeps: do you get an equally uninformative landing page?
- MortenK 14y ago
  Looks fine here (FF, Windows): http://screencast.com/t/LS2S6mMzi8 http://screencast.com/t/LS2S6mMzi8
- thechut 14y ago
  I get the same thing. I guess there is no love for Linux
- darklajid 14y ago
  Different, but similar. It .. doesn't tell me _why_ I'd want that. The footer (in fine print) states that this is a browser based on Chromium. The rest of the site is useless (Oh, it loads pages. And is quick?) or scary (it has Kaspersky integrated, somehow?). I'm missing the standard 'About' page, introducing me to the project and _showing me what this is for_. Why no Chrome, no Chromium build, Firefox, Opera, IE but .. this? It's very low on overall information.
brass9 14y ago
How do you pronounce yandex? Is it ee-an-deks? or jandeks?
- MortenK 14y ago
  yarn deks
  - Dejital 14y ago
    "yarn deks" is correct without pronouncing the 'r'
- anonymfus 14y ago
  http://soundcloud.com/anonymfus/yandex http://soundcloud.com/anonymfus/yandex
yati 14y ago
I'm sticking with Firefox because Mozilla respects the Linux community. And use Yandex from my Firefox? Why should I make a compromise when you don't take my platform seriously? Thanks, but no thanks.
keeguon 14y ago
I just lost like 5 minutes of my day just testing this boring Chrome copy with a different UI.
zvrba 14y ago
Somehow their logo reminds me irresistibly of Opera's logo.
rainbowdash 14y ago
>4.1. Except when and if, and only to the extent expressly permitted by this License or by the applicable law of Russian Federation the User shall not be entitled to modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt or perform other activities with the object code of this Software with the only purpose of obtaining information on how algorithms used in this Software are implemented, to create derivative products using the Software, and otherwise use, or allow other persons to do so, the Software without written consent of the Rights Holder. The User may make a modification of the Software solely for his or hers own use and reverse engineering for debugging such modifications. The User shall not be entitled to distribute, communicate, make the Software available for the general public or otherwise use such modifications, except as for his or hers own use. >4.2. The User shall not be entitled to reproduce, distribute, communicate, make the Software available for the general public or otherwise use the Software for commercial purposes (including for payment), including as part of software product collections without written consent of the Rightholder. I hope Yandex die.
- guard-of-terra 14y ago
  http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_text.html http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_text.html 9.2 Subject to section 1.2, you may not (and you may not permit anyone else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Software or any part thereof, unless this is expressly permitted or required by law, or unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by Google, in writing. 9.3 Subject to section 1.2, unless Google has given you specific written permission to do so, you may not assign (or grant a sub-license of) your rights to use the Software, grant a security interest in or over your rights to use the Software, or otherwise transfer any part of your rights to use the Software. How so? It looks like Google Chrome license is in fact more restrictive and yet you don't hope Google die, do you? And I think that Google is on the liberal side when it comes to EULAs, compared to copyright monsters like Microsoft or Adobe. And if you reason that true Open Source solutions like Firefox are the way to go, I may remind you of the IceWeasel scandal where Debian had to rebrand its build of Firefox because it could not distribute it with the required tweaks due to copyright issues on Mozilla part.
martin1b 14y ago
Sweet. There's also Yandex +, Yandex Drive, Yandex Maps, YMail, and iYandex (expires on Nov 1, 2013)...
k7n 14y ago
tl;dr Don't bother... Heh! It's funny how Yandex does (or tries to do) everything that Google does after X months/years/decades. It's just Chromium with their "Yandex Bar" which they have been promoting for ages, starting from IE and Firefox extensions. I also think it's rather silly to be based on the open source Chromium project and not support Linux-based systems. * Yandex Search = Google Search * Yandex Direct = Google AdSense/AdWords * Yandex Metrika = Google Analytics * Yandex Dengi = Google Checkout/Wallet * Yandex Maps = Google Maps * Yandex Mail = Google Mail * Yandex News = Google News + Google Reader * Yandex Market = Google Shopping * Yandex Webmaster = Google Webmaster They even made a conference like Google Developer Day and Google IO :) What's next? Yandex mobile OS based on Android + Yandex Bar? Let's call it Yandroid :D
- guard-of-terra 14y ago
  Yandex Search, Yandex Money, Yandex Mail and Yandex Market were there for a few months to a few years before Google launched their corresponding offerings. "They even made a conference" - duh, everyone and their dog make a conference.

71 points by mmahemoff 14y ago

The question is, will this be another Rockmelt which was just Chrome with a social sharing and Facebook chat extension thrown in or have they taken Chromium/Webkit and re-engineered a faster/better browser and integrated their technology.

mmahemoff 14y ago
I think a comparison with other region-specific forks would be more accurate, like 360 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/360_Secure_Browser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/360_Secure_Browser). I really doubt Yandex is interested in competing against Chrome outside of their target market of Russia (and Russian neighbours, expats), so they don't need a faster or universally "better" browser. Just a better experience for their target users, or at least a comparable experience with better distribution (e.g. it's likely they'll partner with local device retailers to bundle it as default browser).
ansgri 14y ago
They are going to integrate Opera Turbo to make it faster over slow networks. Also they have some new caching technology currently used by their Maps.

tommoor 14y ago

Personally, i'm glad to see they are using Webkit. As long as it doesn't mean crazy incompatibilities - the more browsers the better!

cenanozen 14y ago

The meta description says: Download the new browser from Yandex. It's quick and secure, while the Smartbox will find anything you you need and Tableau take you straight to your favorite sites.

hayksaakian 14y ago

The Google of Russia introduces the Google chrome of Russia. Coming soon: Yandex+

rainbowdash 14y ago
Yandex+ is Ya.ru, works from 2007.
- mitjak 14y ago
  Le what? Ya.ru is the no-thrills stripped down version of yandex.ru
  - guard-of-terra 14y ago
    http://my.ya.ru/ http://my.ya.ru/ But it never actually took off.
dimitar 14y ago
Its seems that they don't like to be perceived that way. It gets funny: It's fluent in 9 languages including English, German, French and Ukrainian. What, do I have to download it to see if its fluent in Russian? Come on, why do you hide it?

Toshio 14y ago

The more, the merrier. Make sure to post the HTML5 score [1] once you install it. [1] http://html5test.com/ http://html5test.com/

omgtehlion 14y ago
it uses webkit inside, results will be the same as for chrome
- dpcx 14y ago
  s/will/should/; Fixed that for you.
- kbendyk 14y ago
  437(chrome) vs 402(yandex) PS yandex detected as chrome 19

Intermediate 14y ago

They are not going to release it for Linux for now :(

dchest 14y ago

chrome.yandex.ru redirects to this page. For those who don't know, they had a Chromium fork called "Хром" (literally "Chrome"), which they advertized for anyone searching for "хром" or "chrome". Then they renamed it to Yandex.Internet.

Nux 14y ago

Yet another Webkit browser. Boring.

mmahemoff 14y ago
I'll take boring over hours of debugging to shift a few pixels.
- masklinn 14y ago
  YAWB doesn't mean you won't have hours of debugging to shift a few pixels anyway.
  - mmahemoff 14y ago
    Fair point, there are many Webkits, but IME deviations are an order of magnitude more likely when moving from Webkit to something else.
illicium 14y ago
To be more specific, yet another Chromium fork.

wolfhumble 14y ago

Based on this Oslo Stock Exchange note, I was thinking it would be Opera based . . . : http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?siteLanguage=en&messageId=313081 http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?siteLanguage=en&... Edit: NO > EN URL

dchest 14y ago
They indeed have partnership with Opera: http://opera.yandex.ru/ http://opera.yandex.ru/ Also with Mozilla: http://fx.yandex.ru/ http://fx.yandex.ru/ and Microsoft: http://ie.yandex.ru/ http://ie.yandex.ru/ :-) But no, this one is based on Chromium: http://habrahabr.ru/company/yandex/blog/152905/ http://habrahabr.ru/company/yandex/blog/152905/ (in Russian) EDIT: It says they are using Opera Turbo technology there.
- wolfhumble 14y ago
  We will see :-) Wondering what they would be using the Opera tech for: http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?messageId=312626 http://www.newsweb.no/newsweb/search.do?messageId=312626
  - dchest 14y ago
    Indeed, Holmes. Opera Turbo in the next version of Yandex.Browser.
    - anonymfus 14y ago
      Also they licensed Opera Store (http://apps.opera.com http://apps.opera.com ) for Yandex Store for Android (http://store.yandex.com http://store.yandex.com ).
    - dchest 14y ago
      (Now that I re-read my comment, I think it can be interpreted in an offensive way. To make things clear, by saying "Holmes" I wanted to compliment you for discovering this information.)

deleted 14y ago

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dschiptsov 14y ago

what for?

mmahemoff 14y ago
If they do nothing else but default the search engine to Yandex, that's what for. Longer term, one of the benefits they might be able to offer users, over other browsers, is better compatibility with local sites, e.g. local banks. And maybe curated apps/extensions.
- dschiptsov 14y ago
  Have you ever tried to estimate how much it cost to maintain up-to-date browser, in terms of rapidly incorporating new standards, keeping high-quality, low-resource consumption and major-bug-free code, along with keeping it fairly secure?) I think they grossly over-estimate their abilities to compete with completely different structures, like Mozilla, leave alone Google.) Thinking that they are "Russian Google" is a self-delusion. Google is built out of talent, that they are collecting for a decade, and then by money and top-tier world-wide brand. Yandex is mere a "company". Just compare the assets - data-centers, cables, commercial real estate, etc. Then take a look at amount of research Google's people do. This should be enough. This browser, I guess, is something like Opera mini or Amazon Fire - the way to divert, scan and monetize user's traffic. Plain, banal scam.
  - randomchars 14y ago
    How is Opera mini a scam?
    - dschiptsov 14y ago
      Tracking and selling aggregated info. Every single page you visit.
      - Zirro 14y ago
        Never make such claims without providing sources.

shaunpud 14y ago

5 minutes and counting...

ksec 14y ago

This is equivalent of 360 for Russia? ( 360 is a browser in China derived from Chromium as well )

Nycto 14y ago
Two things: 1) 360 is based on Trident 2) I really hope this browser is nothing like 360: http://www.digital-dd.com/qihoo-browser-war http://www.digital-dd.com/qihoo-browser-war

wmw 14y ago

anyone spotted the language settings

yandexbrowser 14y ago

Well I've just downloaded it now and it seems like a stripped down version of Chrome to me, nothing to exciting and doesn't seem very customisable.

powrtoch 14y ago
Did you make an account and name it after this browser just to post this?
- yandexbrowser 14y ago
  Perhaps.

Gonzih 14y ago

sed -i s/chromium/yandex browser/g

import 14y ago

patd 14y ago

I just tested it with my own extension, you can install Chrome extension from the Chrome webstore onto Yandex Browser.

import 14y ago

Yandex browser imported my Safari history and bookmarks without asking me. Looks weird!

ksec 14y ago

Using it for a few minutes, few things i really like. 1. Someone finally put the Refresh and Stop Button where it should be. Firefox actually had it during beta testing but they somehow decide to but it at the end of the Address bar instead. 2. The Graphics, Curve, Looks more like better then the comparatively toyish Chrome. 3. The Options have always belonged to the Tab Bar and not the address bar. To me i think that is the most logical place for it. 4. The New Tab drop page, I like it. But i am sure i have seen it somewhere else before. Opera? I cant remember. 5. Flash - Since Flash is only available in Chrome and not Chromium. I am not sure if Flash inside Yandex or any other Chromium derivative are using PPAPI or the old NPAPI. Anyone? 6. No, no tabs overflow...... So i am sticking with Firefox.

dchest 14y ago
Yes, it has Flash, according to this picture: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6400/120186.3c/0_a7271_80287e4f_orig http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6400/120186.3c/0_a7271_80287e...
- ksec 14y ago
  Even the PDF is Foxit which means it is nearly the same as Chrome except for the UI.
antninja 14y ago
One thing I find weird is that it doesn't display the full URL in the URL bar, only the domain and the page title.
- ksec 14y ago
  Arh. True i didn't notice it. But Once you click on the address bar it does show back its address. Not a bad thing i guess. Will need to use it more before i can draw conclusion.
qwertyboy 14y ago
> Flash is only available in Chrome and not Chromium Flash is available in Chromium. It plugs right in.

augustl 14y ago

Here's what I see when I visit that page: http://imgur.com/bwf5N http://imgur.com/bwf5N (Tl;dr: a blurb of text saying it's not available for Linux, that's it, no info about what it is etc.) Non-Linux peeps: do you get an equally uninformative landing page?

MortenK 14y ago
Looks fine here (FF, Windows): http://screencast.com/t/LS2S6mMzi8 http://screencast.com/t/LS2S6mMzi8
thechut 14y ago
I get the same thing. I guess there is no love for Linux
darklajid 14y ago
Different, but similar. It .. doesn't tell me _why_ I'd want that. The footer (in fine print) states that this is a browser based on Chromium. The rest of the site is useless (Oh, it loads pages. And is quick?) or scary (it has Kaspersky integrated, somehow?). I'm missing the standard 'About' page, introducing me to the project and _showing me what this is for_. Why no Chrome, no Chromium build, Firefox, Opera, IE but .. this? It's very low on overall information.

brass9 14y ago

How do you pronounce yandex? Is it ee-an-deks? or jandeks?

MortenK 14y ago
yarn deks
- Dejital 14y ago
  "yarn deks" is correct without pronouncing the 'r'
anonymfus 14y ago
http://soundcloud.com/anonymfus/yandex http://soundcloud.com/anonymfus/yandex

yati 14y ago

I'm sticking with Firefox because Mozilla respects the Linux community. And use Yandex from my Firefox? Why should I make a compromise when you don't take my platform seriously? Thanks, but no thanks.

keeguon 14y ago

I just lost like 5 minutes of my day just testing this boring Chrome copy with a different UI.

zvrba 14y ago

Somehow their logo reminds me irresistibly of Opera's logo.

rainbowdash 14y ago

>4.1. Except when and if, and only to the extent expressly permitted by this License or by the applicable law of Russian Federation the User shall not be entitled to modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt or perform other activities with the object code of this Software with the only purpose of obtaining information on how algorithms used in this Software are implemented, to create derivative products using the Software, and otherwise use, or allow other persons to do so, the Software without written consent of the Rights Holder. The User may make a modification of the Software solely for his or hers own use and reverse engineering for debugging such modifications. The User shall not be entitled to distribute, communicate, make the Software available for the general public or otherwise use such modifications, except as for his or hers own use. >4.2. The User shall not be entitled to reproduce, distribute, communicate, make the Software available for the general public or otherwise use the Software for commercial purposes (including for payment), including as part of software product collections without written consent of the Rightholder. I hope Yandex die.

guard-of-terra 14y ago
http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_text.html http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_text.html 9.2 Subject to section 1.2, you may not (and you may not permit anyone else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Software or any part thereof, unless this is expressly permitted or required by law, or unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by Google, in writing. 9.3 Subject to section 1.2, unless Google has given you specific written permission to do so, you may not assign (or grant a sub-license of) your rights to use the Software, grant a security interest in or over your rights to use the Software, or otherwise transfer any part of your rights to use the Software. How so? It looks like Google Chrome license is in fact more restrictive and yet you don't hope Google die, do you? And I think that Google is on the liberal side when it comes to EULAs, compared to copyright monsters like Microsoft or Adobe. And if you reason that true Open Source solutions like Firefox are the way to go, I may remind you of the IceWeasel scandal where Debian had to rebrand its build of Firefox because it could not distribute it with the required tweaks due to copyright issues on Mozilla part.

martin1b 14y ago

Sweet. There's also Yandex +, Yandex Drive, Yandex Maps, YMail, and iYandex (expires on Nov 1, 2013)...

k7n 14y ago

tl;dr Don't bother... Heh! It's funny how Yandex does (or tries to do) everything that Google does after X months/years/decades. It's just Chromium with their "Yandex Bar" which they have been promoting for ages, starting from IE and Firefox extensions. I also think it's rather silly to be based on the open source Chromium project and not support Linux-based systems. * Yandex Search = Google Search * Yandex Direct = Google AdSense/AdWords * Yandex Metrika = Google Analytics * Yandex Dengi = Google Checkout/Wallet * Yandex Maps = Google Maps * Yandex Mail = Google Mail * Yandex News = Google News + Google Reader * Yandex Market = Google Shopping * Yandex Webmaster = Google Webmaster They even made a conference like Google Developer Day and Google IO :) What's next? Yandex mobile OS based on Android + Yandex Bar? Let's call it Yandroid :D

guard-of-terra 14y ago
Yandex Search, Yandex Money, Yandex Mail and Yandex Market were there for a few months to a few years before Google launched their corresponding offerings. "They even made a conference" - duh, everyone and their dog make a conference.