http://www.semclubhouse.com/just-how-much-does-microsoft-dislike-google/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:50:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.semclubhouse.com/just-how-much-does-microsoft-dislike-google/#comment-11 » Microsoft Stops Filling Your Search Box »  InsideMicrosoft - part of the Blog News Channel Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:03:18 +0000 http://www.semclubhouse.com/just-how-much-does-microsoft-dislike-google.html#comment-11 [...] Something really cool Microsoft tried: If you run Firefox with the Google Toolbar installed, and visit Windows Live Search, you are prompted to install a custom button on the Google Toolbar to search Windows Live Search from Google’s toolbar! That is pretty smart, encouraging users of the competition to still install a button for your search engine, and streamlining the process. Still, the only reason they’re trying to get on Google’s toolbar is because they don’t have their own Firefox toolbar, which might be a mistake in and of itself. (via ThreadWatch) [...] [...] Something really cool Microsoft tried: If you run Firefox with the Google Toolbar installed, and visit Windows Live Search, you are prompted to install a custom button on the Google Toolbar to search Windows Live Search from Google’s toolbar! That is pretty smart, encouraging users of the competition to still install a button for your search engine, and streamlining the process. Still, the only reason they’re trying to get on Google’s toolbar is because they don’t have their own Firefox toolbar, which might be a mistake in and of itself. (via ThreadWatch) [...]

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