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This isn't really much of a surprise, it was virtually guaranteed by the Firefox deal. As the article says, "I doubt Google needs to worry. For one, that’s prob

This isn't really much of a surprise, it was virtually guaranteed by the Firefox deal. As the article says, "I doubt Google needs to worry. For one, that’s probably the high water mark". Low-water mark (in terms of market share for Google) would probably be a better phrase, but the point is that unless Firefox grows a lot (which seems unlikely) the damage to Google is done.

SG- 12y ago
More damage could be done if Yahoo worked a deal with Apple to change the default search engine. At the end of the day tho it's all about money and Google has more of it.
- mattmanser 12y ago
  How is it about money?
  - mburns 12y ago
    Google pays Apple to be the default search provider.
    - 72deluxe 12y ago
      Bing is the default Spotlight and Safari search in Yosemite. I can find no way of changing it back to Google for Spotlight, which is incredibly irritating as I find the Bing results useless.
      - denzil_correa 12y ago
        The web search feature in Spotlight is equivalent to the search engine of your default browser.
        72deluxe 12y ago
        I don't think it is - the search engine option in Safari does not affect Spotlight. Spotlight is hardcoded.
      - petecooper 12y ago
        Not entirely what you're looking for, granted, but might help: http://flashlight.nateparrott.com http://flashlight.nateparrott.com
bad_user 12y ago
The Mozilla-Yahoo deal could turn out to be mutually beneficial in that regard. Yahoo for example has started to recommend Firefox to its users [1]. And Yahoo's market share should not be underestimated. On the list of most popular destinations, according to traffic rankings yahoo.com is number 4, being beaten only by google.com, facebook.com and youtube.com. And somehow Marissa Mayer has been turning the tide and I've seen positive things happening. For example I'm happy that they started developing Flickr again. Perceptions can change overnight and Google can certainly lose some more market share. I just hope that Yahoo! / Bing will improve their search for non-US users. Sadly for me Google provides the best search results and it's not even a competition. And it makes me sad, because while search engines are easily configurable in Firefox, I would have liked to support Mozilla indirectly with my searches and those of my acquaintances to which I'm recommending Firefox (pennies I know, but they add up). [1] http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/12/yahoo-starts-prompting-chrome-users-to-upgrade-to-firefox/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/12/yahoo-starts-prompting-chro...
blueskin_ 12y ago
>unless Firefox grows a lot (which seems unlikely) the damage to Google is done. Another way mozilla are their worst enemy. Making firefox into a chrome clone just drives away its users, while the masses they are trying to attract are staying on chrome because all they deliver is a compromised experience for the people who want firefox.

SG- 12y ago

More damage could be done if Yahoo worked a deal with Apple to change the default search engine. At the end of the day tho it's all about money and Google has more of it.

mattmanser 12y ago
How is it about money?
- mburns 12y ago
  Google pays Apple to be the default search provider.
  - 72deluxe 12y ago
    Bing is the default Spotlight and Safari search in Yosemite. I can find no way of changing it back to Google for Spotlight, which is incredibly irritating as I find the Bing results useless.
    - denzil_correa 12y ago
      The web search feature in Spotlight is equivalent to the search engine of your default browser.
      - 72deluxe 12y ago
        I don't think it is - the search engine option in Safari does not affect Spotlight. Spotlight is hardcoded.
    - petecooper 12y ago
      Not entirely what you're looking for, granted, but might help: http://flashlight.nateparrott.com http://flashlight.nateparrott.com

bad_user 12y ago

The Mozilla-Yahoo deal could turn out to be mutually beneficial in that regard. Yahoo for example has started to recommend Firefox to its users [1]. And Yahoo's market share should not be underestimated. On the list of most popular destinations, according to traffic rankings yahoo.com is number 4, being beaten only by google.com, facebook.com and youtube.com. And somehow Marissa Mayer has been turning the tide and I've seen positive things happening. For example I'm happy that they started developing Flickr again. Perceptions can change overnight and Google can certainly lose some more market share. I just hope that Yahoo! / Bing will improve their search for non-US users. Sadly for me Google provides the best search results and it's not even a competition. And it makes me sad, because while search engines are easily configurable in Firefox, I would have liked to support Mozilla indirectly with my searches and those of my acquaintances to which I'm recommending Firefox (pennies I know, but they add up). [1] http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/12/yahoo-starts-prompting-chrome-users-to-upgrade-to-firefox/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/12/yahoo-starts-prompting-chro...

blueskin_ 12y ago

>unless Firefox grows a lot (which seems unlikely) the damage to Google is done. Another way mozilla are their worst enemy. Making firefox into a chrome clone just drives away its users, while the masses they are trying to attract are staying on chrome because all they deliver is a compromised experience for the people who want firefox.