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by ipaddr 1341 days ago
Marketshare is important, default search engine revenue is based on usage.
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prange 1341 days ago
It’s not really ‘free’ if it has to produce ad revenue.
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seba_dos1 1341 days ago
It is irrelevant to it being free.
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prange 1341 days ago
No it isn’t. The direction of development is controlled by the need for funding.
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seba_dos1 1341 days ago
The direction of development is irrelevant to it being free.
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prange 1341 days ago
If it is controlled by corporate interests, it is not free.
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seba_dos1 1341 days ago
Being controlled by corporate interests is completely orthogonal to being free. A lot of Free Software is being controlled by corporate interests and there's nothing wrong with it.
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