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Surprising that no-one is talking about Yahoo and their tactics to get more users. I am sure SearchProtect and Yahoo! here have a deal to push as many default s

• medell 13y ago
  These kind of shady deals can't be good in the long run. If you work at a company that suggests this, make sure to voice your opinion. Someone should start a site that allows users to vote on a software company's trust factor. :)
  • dsl 13y ago
    Yahoo has been doing these "Search Distribution Deals" for many years, as long as I can remember in fact. Bing was at one point paying $20+ per toolbar install when they were trying to gain market share. Google has done paid toolbar distribution as well. The reason it is still around is because it is so damn effective.
• russelluresti 13y ago
  The comment thread attacks Yahoo! for it's dirty tactics, but the difference is that we kind of expect this crap from Yahoo!. People are miffed at uTorrent because it was an application they trusted. It's more of a betrayal. If a thief breaks into your home and steals your TV, you're pissed that your TV was stolen but that's what you expect of thieves. If your best friend does it, it adds that extra layer of betrayal and it adds the feeling of shame and stupidity for ever having trusted them.