[aklug] Re: Has anyone noticed ...

On Fri, Jun 03, 2011 at 11:46:00PM -0800, Jim Gribbin wrote:
> ... Google seems to be doing away with our specialized searches?
>
> http://www.google.com/linux now redirects to
> http://www.google.com/webhp, as does http://www.google.com/mac and
> probably the rest as well.
>
> This is also where http://www.google.com takes you to. I guess our
> specialized searches are going away.
>
> I, for one, am more than just a little irritated. I think at least 50%
> of my Google searched initiated from http://www.google.com/linux.
>
> Jim G

I noticed the same thing recently, and started a thread at LQ about it.

To me it looks as if Google has, and is, taking the best of Linux code and
using it to build their own products, which are proprietary and not FOSS.
They seem to be using the same business practices which Bill Gates used
starting Microsoft, and building his empire ... only Google has more
intelligent people doing the work.

They take your code, they don't give credit, then they kill your product.

Notice how Google requires cookies for everything; even Google Maps does
not function completely anymore without them. They didn't start doing
these things until they'd built up their "services".

Bruce

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