Comments on: Another Win for Firefox Users http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:12:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Frank T http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/comment-page-1/#comment-19992 Frank T Fri, 09 May 2008 21:48:09 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/#comment-19992 I'm glad that Google did this. However, I think it's pretty naive to claim they are doing this "because it's the right thing to do". It's more likely that, in this case, the interests of shareholders and users coincide. Why would shareholders care about fraudulent URLs? Because it's fraud! I'm not a lawyer, but I suspect that this move was suggested by one. Getting taken to court for fraud is not good for the bottom line. I’m glad that Google did this. However, I think it’s pretty naive to claim they are doing this “because it’s the right thing to do”. It’s more likely that, in this case, the interests of shareholders and users coincide.

Why would shareholders care about fraudulent URLs? Because it’s fraud! I’m not a lawyer, but I suspect that this move was suggested by one. Getting taken to court for fraud is not good for the bottom line.

]]> By: kkovash http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/comment-page-1/#comment-13997 kkovash Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:35:30 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/#comment-13997 Jesse: good question. The new policy applies to all *new* ads. So, if another advertiser has previously been using something like mozilla.com as their display URL, they can continue to do so. We are currently going through the trademark process with AdWords to resolve further issues such as this. Jesse: good question. The new policy applies to all *new* ads. So, if another advertiser has previously been using something like mozilla.com as their display URL, they can continue to do so. We are currently going through the trademark process with AdWords to resolve further issues such as this.

]]> By: Amsterdammer http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/comment-page-1/#comment-13440 Amsterdammer Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:41:07 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/#comment-13440 Try different national Google searchplugins from http://mycroft.mozdev.org/, and u will get still ads (for instance Dutch Google searchplugin). Try different national Google searchplugins from http://mycroft.mozdev.org/, and u will get still ads (for instance Dutch Google searchplugin).

]]> By: Justin Wood (Callek) http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/comment-page-1/#comment-13408 Justin Wood (Callek) Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:10:37 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/#comment-13408 "It’s always enlightening to see a company put the interest of users ahead of the interest of shareholders." I agree with the whole of your post, but assuming google is publically traded (I think it is), don't they have a *legal* obligation to put the interests of their shareholders first? Though I would hate to see them go back on this move here, perhaps they do see it as beneficial to their shareholders (more people might use adsense on their sites if the integrity of the ads is better too). “It’s always enlightening to see a company put the interest of users ahead of the interest of shareholders.”

I agree with the whole of your post, but assuming google is publically traded (I think it is), don’t they have a *legal* obligation to put the interests of their shareholders first?

Though I would hate to see them go back on this move here, perhaps they do see it as beneficial to their shareholders (more people might use adsense on their sites if the integrity of the ads is better too).

]]> By: Jesse Ruderman http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/comment-page-1/#comment-13399 Jesse Ruderman Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:07:03 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/#comment-13399 I just searched Google for "firefox" and got an ad going to www.spread-firefox3.com but labeled as going to mozilla.com. Is this policy not yet being enforced properly? I just searched Google for “firefox” and got an ad going to http://www.spread-firefox3.com but labeled as going to mozilla.com. Is this policy not yet being enforced properly?

]]> By: Tomer Cohen http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/comment-page-1/#comment-13343 Tomer Cohen Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:37:46 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2008/04/11/another-win-for-firefox-users/#comment-13343 Well, I guess Google did put that enforcement because users have complain too much about websites pretends to be others. I must admit I have filed the complain form for some times in order to get rid of these sites pretending to be official Mozilla websites. Well, I guess Google did put that enforcement because users have complain too much about websites pretends to be others. I must admit I have filed the complain form for some times in order to get rid of these sites pretending to be official Mozilla websites.

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