On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:52:25 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>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.

lol