[GTALUG] Google is ruled a monopoly so Firefox is at serious risk

[Karen Lewellen]

actually, this is one of the strongest legal cases against google.
Documentation  by percentage of users who either cannot, or are not shown 
clearly how to change the default.  Or not knowing they have a choice.
One person's ease is another person's complexity.  If consumers were 
changing regularly, it would be reflected in usage.  besides if the 
playing field were even Google would not have to pay companies not to 
allow choices automatically.
Kare



On Tue, 13 Aug 2024, Steve Petrie via talk wrote:

>
>
> It's easy to change Firefox default search engine to DuckDuckGo.
>
> As soon as my Debian 11 linux boots, I always start Firefox ESR and change 
> the Default Search Engine to DuckDuckGo.
>
> Easily done:
>
> (1) left-click hamburger button (the 3 horizontal lines at top right corner 
> of Firefox window);
>
> (2) left-click "Settings" menu item;
>
> (3) left-click "Search" menu item on left side of window;
>
> (4) open "Default Search Engine" drop-down list (left-click small "v");
>
> (5) left-click "DuckDuckGo" item in drop-down list;
>
> (7) left-click hamburger button (the 3 horizontal lines at top right corner 
> of Firefox window);
>
> (8) left-click "New window" menu item- - see new Firefox window open, with 
> DuckDuckGo as search engine;
>
> (9) left-click  "+" sign in Firefox title bar -- see new page open in current 
> Firefox window, with DuckDuckGo as search engine;
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>
> 		 SUBJECT:
> 		 Re: [GTALUG] Google is ruled a monopoly so Firefox is at
> 		 serious risk
>
> 		 DATE:
> 		 2024-08-13 11:59
>
> 		 FROM:
> 		 Karen Lewellen via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
>
> 		 TO:
> 		 "D. Hugh Redelmeier" <hugh at mimosa.com>, GTALUG Talk
> 		 <talk at gtalug.org>
>
> Well..its not quite this simple.
> Starting with a question?  can attachments be sent to the list?
> My  media hat on, its because I have a copy of this ruling, but you can find 
> it as well. i suggest using duckduckgo instead of  Google though.
> The correct situation is that Google is violating antitrust laws by paying 
> companies , and apparently  that includes Mozilla   for them to force users 
> to  have default access to Google's search engine only.
> What I find really concerning about what you share though may be a 
> misconception on my part.
> I have always believed that Mozilla was a nonprofit organization.
> Meaning that Google would be donating funding to Mozilla..then taking that 
> same amount off their taxes to create an antitrust situation..which speaking 
> personally  feels both illegal and immoral on several levels for me.
> Anyway, the ruling, which will be challenged in court for many many years, 
> will require google to stop buying competitors out of the search engine 
> market, allowing end users to choose what search tool they want instead.
> As I said,i have a copy of the decision,  there is allot of press on the 
> case.
> Kare
>
> On Tue, 13 Aug 2024, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
>
>>  Apparently 90% of Mozilla's funding comes from Google.
>>  Google pays that money to be the default search engine for Firefox.
>>  Google may have to stop.
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