Comments on: Google Upset over IE 7 http://www.metamend.com/blog/2006/05/01/google-upset-over-ie-7/ Search engine and Website Marketing tips, information, news and opinion from Metamend's team of SEM and SEO experts. The Metamend Blog covers SEO, search engines, search trends, search engine optimization and marketing. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:54:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Bijon http://www.metamend.com/blog/2006/05/01/google-upset-over-ie-7/comment-page-1/#comment-4621 Mike Bijon Wed, 03 May 2006 01:17:51 +0000 http://www.metamend.com/blog/?p=213#comment-4621 I'm surprised that Google is walking on both sides of the line - it's dirty, but I guess they can legally make these claims since Microsoft is classified as a monopoly. Truth is that Google may not build their own browser, but they are distributing a browser (Firefox) with their own toolbar built in AND the default search box in Firefox happens to use Google because Google pays the Mozilla Foundation well for that privledge. I don't think there's much difference between that and IE7 defaulting to use MSN search. Of course Google isn't the official publisher of Firefox and isn't a monopolist, so they probably have enough legal footing to cry wolf like they are. I’m surprised that Google is walking on both sides of the line – it’s dirty, but I guess they can legally make these claims since Microsoft is classified as a monopoly.

Truth is that Google may not build their own browser, but they are distributing a browser (Firefox) with their own toolbar built in AND the default search box in Firefox happens to use Google because Google pays the Mozilla Foundation well for that privledge. I don’t think there’s much difference between that and IE7 defaulting to use MSN search. Of course Google isn’t the official publisher of Firefox and isn’t a monopolist, so they probably have enough legal footing to cry wolf like they are.

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