Thread: N900 runs Linux, but is it REALLY against monopoly?
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code177
2009-10-07 , 19:32
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I fully understand what you're getting at, and I agree with a lot of your points, but I thought I'd just answer one which is highlighted in my mind:

Originally Posted by c0rt3x
My problem is very simple: why the heck was Google Search chosen by default in the N900 brownser? While the answer is obvious (Google has money, Mozilla wants it, and Nokia can't match Mozilla's quality), it does actually counter to the ideal of Linux, namely openness and freedom (with other words the opposite of Google's policy), and I believe that even the most informed N900 owners won't most likely change the default search engine.
1. Firefox is Open Source
2. The Mozilla foundation generously supported by google funds.
3. Google is the most cleanly coded, fastest, most-lacking-in-advertising-and-images search engine currently available. This makes it a good choice for mobile devices.

Maybe most people won't change it. But they have the option to, if they want, and that's what counts.
 

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