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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.02.07/Thu/ebayfirefox.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.02.07/Thu/ebayfirefox.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9e2cb1e --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.02.07/Thu/ebayfirefox.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Mozilla has released another branded, use-specific version of Firefox, this one as part of a deal with eBay. For now the [eBay optimized Firefox][1] (which really just amounts to the eBay toolbar pre-installed) is available for users in Germany, France and the United Kingdom with other countries "possible at a later date." + +The Ebay toolbar, which has been in testing for a while now, includes the following features designed to improve your buying/selling experience: + +>* eBay Button to open and close the eBay Companion sidebar and provides quick access to popular eBay bookmarks. +* eBay Companion Sidebar for quick links to check on your buying, selling and feedback status. +* eBay Alert Box with out-bid notices. + + +Branded versions of Firefox are nothing new, Google has long offered a version with the Google Tools pre-installed and we looked at an [AllPeers version][2] a while back, but the EBay deal could be a sign the Mozilla sees this as Firefox's future. + +Although no details about the deal have been disclosed it seems reasonably to assume that Mozilla see a profit from the inclusion of the toolbar just as they do with the Google Search box in the standard toolbar. + +Some purists might be thinking sellout, but the eBay branded version (and others) are actually a good thing for Firefox, not only does it provide Mozilla with an additional revenue stream, but it also spotlights the browser on eBay and had the potential to draw in new users who might not otherwise be motivated to switch to Firefox. + +[1]: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/firefox/ "Mozilla Firefox eBay Edition" +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/06/firefox_and_all.html "Firefox and AllPeers To Be Bundled Together"
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