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Given the fact that Google don't follow their own guidelines (I checked their desktop and android download pages) it would be interesting to hear the EU competi
by tankenmate 11y ago
Given the fact that Google don't follow their own guidelines (I checked their desktop and android download pages) it would be interesting to hear the EU competition commission's point of view given their current objections to Google's behaviour regarding adwords.
- oh_sigh 11y agoPerhaps it's because Google is not advertising on those websites?
- dangrossman 11y agoThey are. The first search result for "google chrome" is an AdWords ad that links directly to the download page.
- oh_sigh 11y agoOh okay, I misunderstood the rules. I thought it was about displaying ads on the website itself, not ads that link to the website.
- timothya 11y agoI just checked the Chrome desktop[0] and Android SDK[1] download pages, and both do follow the guidelines - clicking on the download button reveals the EULA which the user must agree to prior to downloading the software. [0]: https://www.google.co.uk/chrome/browser/desktop/ https://www.google.co.uk/chrome/browser/desktop/ [1]: https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
- th0br0 11y agoFor the Android page, however, you could argue that they don't follow their own guide lines. Click "Other download options". The EULA dialog only appears if the user clicks the link with his left mouse button as it seems to be a purely client-side interception. Should he, however, use right-click->save as or open in new tab he is not presented with the dialogue.