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I guess the idea is that, once you realise it searches Amazon, you go there when you are looking to buy something. I don't know if that will work, but it's more
by takluyver 14y ago
I guess the idea is that, once you realise it searches Amazon, you go there when you are looking to buy something. I don't know if that will work, but it's more plausible than seeing something you want to buy while looking for a file.
It also makes more sense for music - search for an artist, and you can see the tracks you already own, followed by tracks available to buy with a single click.
- aw3c2 14y agoif they intend it for music that would disappoint even further. there are countless artists releasing free music, a free operating system should prefer that.
- takluyver 14y agoI'm sure they'd consider integrating a scope for a free music service. But the music that most people will be searching for is not (legally) free. And it's quite possible to support free software along with non-free music.
- FuzzyDunlop 14y agoPeople have tried this idea before and it's never gone down well. There were those old Safari search plugins that injected Amazon affiliate links into the results, or otherwise replaced existing ones with their own. That caused outrage. The other thing is, I don't want my experience on Amazon to be modified by the things I type into my OS's search box, which I would expect to be private. What if, in a fit of loneliness, I search for my porn directory, then get a bunch of related items appearing on my Amazon front page?
- takluyver 14y agoThe current set up has your search queries going to a server Canonical runs, which does anonymised searching of Amazon. I appreciate that's not that much better, but it does mean it won't affect your Amazon suggestions.
- human_error 14y agoIf you're on static IP it's not really anonymous. It wouldn't take too much time to associate the IP and the user.