Comments on: Opera and Google renew search agreement for desktop browser

By: kftgr

kftgr — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:34:53 +0000

more Google support of Opera in its pages, please

By: Daniel Goldman

Daniel Goldman — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:15:11 +0000

BAMAToNE, it’s funny also that when we changed the default search engine on Opera Mini from Google to Yahoo, everyone was in arms about it. Now all of a sudden, it’s the other way around.

By: BAMAToNE

BAMAToNE — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:35:37 +0000

All this Google hate baffles me. Google has the best search engine, hands down. I’m glad it’s the default.

By: blaberus

blaberus — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:59:35 +0000

XP1, I see but it would be funny.

By: XP1

XP1 — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:17:36 +0000

blaberus, Google.com indexes more pages than Live.com.

By: blaberus

blaberus — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:12:51 +0000

But why not Live.com?

By: fearphage

fearphage — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:25:54 +0000

Any chance Google will start supporting/testing in Opera now?

By: antherone

antherone — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:40:31 +0000

How could I unactivate the find bar tool on kestrel

On another version, I made a Icon to activate this bar
but on kestrel this bar is definated

By: Favorite Browser

Favorite Browser — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:09:14 +0000

Daniel Aleksandersen,

~80% of each click for the average partners, not sure about Opera, probably more.

By: Øyvind Ø

Øyvind Ø — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:58:06 +0000

I guess Opera is payed every time it gets used. But it is much more convenient to use the address bar for search. I guess the only difference is the URL that is used if you search with the search with the integrated search. Does anyone know the URL so we can use it for the address bar search too, or would that go against the agreement to use it that way?

- ØØ -

By: Dante

Dante — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:19:24 +0000

the Google search deal is only for the default search in the integrated search field and the URL address bar. For the default search on the Speed Dial page, however, we have a deal with Yahoo to provide the search.

Let me be the first to ~~welcome our n~~ re-welcome our search masters.

By: pleh

pleh — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:58:13 +0000

“Does Yahoo, Altavista and exalead hive off users private data the same was as google?”

In what way does Google do it?

By: Diego

Diego — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:57:56 +0000

Does Yahoo, Altavista and exalead hive off users private data the same was as google? and would they be more or less inclined to hand over the data to governments when asked to than google?

By: Steve Barker

Steve Barker — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:13:00 +0000

The point is that increasingly the web is where information is gained from. Search engines can limmit or expand that pool of resources. Most people do not get past the first few “answers”, even if a diverse range of links is offered.

Some of the examples in the Wiki article lead one to believe that Google is right to limit searches, whilst other not.

Google controls over 50% of the search market, therefore controling Google - especially if that percentage increases - means that you have control of what the majority of surfers read.

Hence, I believe a diverse range of search engines are nessascary so as to increase the potential pool of information, and making commercial/government control harder.

I tend to believe diversity is good, hence I use Linux and Opera rather than stick with the market controlers.

PS If Google had a monopoly, will all searches be sponsored?

By: censorship

censorship — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:28:09 +0000

Steve_Barker, what is that Wikipedia article supposed to show? That Google is forced to follow the law of countries it wishes to operate in?

You think Yahoo is better than Google in this regard?

And what about Exalead? Do they actually refuse to follow the law?