Cononical recently announced that the default search Engine used in the Ubuntu Firefox start page is to change from Google to Yahoo as a result of a deal signed between Canonical and Yahoo. The new start page went live today featuring the Yahoo logo.
The change from Google to Yahoo has sparked some fierce criticism amongst the Ubuntu community as Canonical’s dedication to the open source movement was questioned. The deal between Yahoo and Canonical was also compared to the controversial deal struck between Novell and Microsoft a few years back.
Canonical however has assured that users have a choice, and if they wish, they may continue to use Google as their default search provider.
The actual default page design however seems to have come out quite aesthetically minimalistic, which will probably go down well in terms of usability and interface ergonomics.
