Firefox's default search engine

[kinmel]

[TFH]

Since Mozilla has commercial sponsorship from Google, the default search engine for Firefox is Google.

Google's C.E.O. has this week reminded everyone that their privacy policy is much less user friendly than Bing's.

As you would expect a Firefox Bing Add-on has appeared that allows you to change the default search to be Bing.

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p.s.  Many people will still prefer using Google, afterall it is a better search engine 

[Supanova]

[TFH]p.s.  Many people will still prefer using Google, afterall it is a better search engine 

An understatement if ever there was one!

[Rik]

No, Alistair Darling's PBR is a real understatment.

[Sebby]

I can't imagine ever switching from Google, despite what we know about them.

[Rik]

Me neither, but I stop at the search engine.

[Inkblot]

I can't imagine ever switching from Google, despite what we know about them.

There was a time I couldn't imagine ever switching from Altavista but I did! I'm trying Bing and prefer if when searching for video as it has a built in preview - might also be available in Google but never seen it and it's standard in Bing. To be honest, I pretty much find what I am looking for in Bing and only occasionally revert to Google.

Prefer the directions on Google maps to Bing's effort though.

[Sebby]

Yeah, but that was a long time ago, before there was any major difference between search engines. Google is superior and probably always will be.

I could never use Bing. It just looks like a disaster on a page!

[Gary]

I block all things google, with a privacy add on for ADBlock Plus which is very useful http://easylist.adblockplus.org/ and use the easy privacy with the adblock list, and set a permanent no ad serving cookie plug in in firefox

[pup]

I still use altavista now. What i want to get rid of is yoog when perching from the address bar.

[Gary]

There was a time I couldn't imagine ever switching from Altavista but I did! I'm trying Bing and prefer if when searching for video as it has a built in preview - might also be available in Google but never seen it and it's standard in Bing. To be honest, I pretty much find what I am looking for in Bing and only occasionally revert to Google.

Prefer the directions on Google maps to Bing's effort though.

The thing is, and I loathe to say it, google just keep refining there search and its always spot on, I have bing but I do not find nearly so many good results, and I like the uncluttered goggle interface (with ad block) Bing just seems to not be so well tuned, especially at image searches. Microsoft are I doubt ever going to catch up to google in the search arena, and google with never give us our privacy, you take your pick, and your your chances.

[wiltshirejohn]

Take a look at

scroogle

It uses goggle but removes the crud.

    wiltshirejohn