News Ask Jeeves mulls Firefox-based browser

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  1. GreatOldOne

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    Ever think what would happen is a certain Butler and a flammatory canine got together? Maybe not, but if you did you may postulate on a Jeeves branded browser. Well it may happen, according to news.com, along with the integration of the be-suited one's desktop search tool:

    Ask Jeeves and the Mozilla Foundation have begun discussions on the twin possibilities of a Firefox-based Jeeves browser and of donating Jeeves' desktop search technology to the open-source group.

    The discussions come as relations between Mozilla and search king Google become cozier. Key Mozilla volunteers now also work for Google, and the browser showcases Google search in its interface.

    Ask Jeeves, which made its name as a "natural language" Web search engine, has recently expanded into areas including blog aggregation and desktop search.

    In a meeting with Mozilla late last month, the company discussed how the open-source group could help it use Mozilla technologies and the organization to help develop its products.


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  2. Lorquis

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    Foxes are vulpine, not canine.... they have a different dental structure...
     
  3. GreatOldOne

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    BREAKING NEWS: LORQUIS IN NON-SPAM POST SHOCKER!

    /GOO faints... ;)

    Thanks for pointing that out mate. :thumb:
     
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    Hehe... well that made me laugh my big round one off....

    But yeh.. when you talk to Jamesweb as much as I worryingly do... you learn random crap about foxes..
     
  5. Atomic

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    Oh god, I hope you dont go as mad as him.
     
  6. alextwo

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    /me pushes thread back on topic :)
    This seems like a rather silly move to me. I'm just guessing here but I wouldn't have throught that anyone thats interested in using an alternative browser wouldn't use ask for a search engine.
     
  7. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    What's with all this desktop search crap that's been coming out from half the .com's recently? I mean wouldn't it just be easier to remember where things are? Come on people, there's a reason we invented folders (although the lack of a new folder shortcut key bugs me just a tinnnnny little bit)
     
  8. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    That's hardly a major point, an extension is available that copies (to some extent) the IE Googlebar, because Google wouldn't produce their own for Moz, and a Google search engine is one of the six bundled (and one of 600 available).

    I can't see why google would want a browser already free, unless they can add adverts to future versions like Opera.
     
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  9. Bruno_me

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    yeah, what
     
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