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New Microsoft Browser Raises Google's Hackles - New York Times
With a $10 billion advertising market at stake, Google , the fast-rising Internet star, is raising objections to the way that it says Microsoft , the incumbent powerhouse of computing, is wielding control over Internet searching in its new Web browser. Google, which only recently began beefing ...
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Microsoft 'interested' in open source browser: Ballmer
techworld.com.au — Microsoft has given its most ringing endorsement of open source Web browsers to date with chief executive... officer Steve Ballmer not ruling out adopting such technology as an alternative to its own popular Internet Explorer, saying it is "interesting". ... (more) Microsoft 'interested' in open source browser: Ballmer
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Events overtaking net neutrality
disco-tech | Discovery Institute's Technology Blog — ... Google has claimed in the past that when default search bars are available, they are the starting point for 30 to 50 percent of a user's searches. ...

Events Overtaking Net Neutrality
Technology Liberation Front — ... ), who are competing for the privilege of having their search bar featured as the default search feature on Verizon Wireless handsets. If Verizon Wireless features a default search bar, subscribers who want to use a competitive search service would have to navigate to the competitor’s web site. A lot of times consumers don’t bother to do that. Google has claimed in the past that when default search bars are available, they are the starting point for 30 to 50 percent of a user’s searches. ...

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