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A dangerous conflict of interest between Firefox and Google

cnet.com — the open secret in the tech sector is that at the end of the day, Google calls the shots. When the Big G wants some technology in Firefox, a patch gets applied. Worse, as this blog post will explain, when a pro-user security feature in the browser threatens Google's business model, it is the feature that is made to compromise, not google.

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  • gaindev, on 11/02/2007, -0/+1An interesting read! I think the benefits outweigh a few issues pointed out in the article. Firefox is one of the best browser out there, and it is extensible, available on most platforms, and FREE.

    It is the features and browsing experience that attract users. If you dont like the way it is heading, use another browser, or modify the code and make it the way you want it :D. It's interesting though only part of it can be modified, and used(CERTAIN FIREFOX BROWSER FUNCTIONALITY as they put it in the license http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/legal/eula/firefox-en ...

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