On 6/28/2017 5:46 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:43:27 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2017-06-28 1:16 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 6/28/2017 9:33 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>> I suspect it's because we don't all want Google to take charge of
>>>>> everything in our lives.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> Did you see that Google was fined by the EU for favoring their own
>>>> shopping service? I think is is bogus to fine them. There are
>>>> alternative searches, we don't pay anything to use Google, and they are
>>>> not doing anything we'd not do. If your brother is a plumber and a
>>>> neighbor asked if you know a good plumber, what would you say?
>>>
>>> If my brother was a plumber I'd say DO NOT HIRE HIM. LOL
>>
>> I am trying to figure out how the EU has the jurisdiction to fine a US
>> based company, especially considering the nature of the business. There
>> are all sorts of gimmicks used by the various search engines.
>
> Google should be fined and fined and fined until they're a mom & pop
> shop.
>
>> I would
>> be happier if they levied fines against the makers of software that
>> change your default search engine when you install some other program.
>
> If it's above the board software, they offer an option to turn that
> off. Although I sometimes go too fast to see it.
>

Java updates are notorious for it; you had to deselect it. When I was
working, my boss's computer had every toolbar and search engine ever
offered.