Teen's Web Browser Wows Top Geeks. Sixteen-year-old Adnan Osmani seems like a typical teen boy interested in computers. But the ultrafast Web browser he created has some MIT and Intel tech researchers drooling. Others are more than a bit skeptical. Karlin Lillington reports from Ireland. [Wired News]
What caught my eye on this story about the browser this young man developed is "including 120 search engines". What is it with these browser companies, they only include one or two search engines?
How about letting the customer decide? How about giving me a big list and letting me choose my default? Or, how about providing an easy way for me to add any search engine I choose? Why is this concept so hard for browser developers to understand? Is there some contractual conflict? Why is the concept of letting the customer pick and choose so tough to understand?
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