[aklug] Re: Has anyone noticed ...

On Saturday 04 June 2011 02:29:49 am Bruce Hill wrote:
> 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

It is not just cookies.

I noticed some features I use on Alaska Airlines site do not work without
allowing 'googleapis' to run.

-- 
Peace,
Greg
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