Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th Jun 2007 09:36 UTC, submitted by Deron
Microsoft agreed Tuesday to make changes to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista in an effort to assuage Google and head off a further antitrust battle with U.S. regulators. Under the agreement, Microsoft will create a mechanism whereby both computer makers and individuals will be able to choose a default desktop search program, much as they can choose a rival browser or media player, even though those technologies are built into Windows.
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2006-03-12
"To be fair for Microsoft shouldn't Google being going after Apple for Mac OS X Finder, which has built in search also?
I agree with this being dumb. This is almost like saying that Gmail needs to make it optional to have different brands of search engines shift through their mail engine."
To be fair Google is not leveraging their monopoly on their desktop, to monopolize other markets.
Gmail is optional...and you have a choice of many many web email providers, now if hotmail was blocked by google from their search engine that would be a different matter. Although Microsoft did combine outlook with hotmail.