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In an effort to create a transparent system that is open to competition, Windows has announced that if computer manufacturers like Toshiba, or IBM want to use Google search as the default engine, it's ok with them.
I have an absolute weakness for physics games, and while Civiballs isn't the strongest physics-based game, what it lacks in the physics department it makes up for a few times over in style and fun.
In Civiballs, you are presented with a few colored balls, and your goal is to get those balls into the same-colored urn on the level. The "civi" part of Civiballs is that there are 3 sets of levels to play, each representing a different civilization. While the civilization doesn't affect gameplay, the artwork for each level is beautifully themed to it's appropriate era.
To play the game, you are given only one tool - a sword with which to cut the chains that are holding the balls. The puzzle part of the game is in figuring out what order, and with what timing to cut each chain. Do it right, and all the right balls end up in the right urns, with no stray balls entering an urn (a no-no). Do it wrong, and you get to start over again.
Civiballs is not terribly deep on gameplay; the entire game can be completed in about 15 minutes. But if you enjoy this type of game, it will be a very enjoyable 15 minutes.
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asurroca said 12:50PM on 7-20-2006
Are they talking about the default search in the web browser, or across the entire operating system here? In other words, is Microsoft saying that if an OEM wants to use Google Desktop Search instead of Windows Live Search Center, then that's okay?
If they're talking about the former, then I don't see what the big deal is; I just bought an HP and the default search and homepage was set to AOL (shudders). If they're talking about the latter, then I've got to give a big hand to Microsoft, despite the fact that I'll likely be using WLSC instead of GDS in Vista, since Microsoft is beginning to seem less "evil" than Google these days!
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Chris Gilmer said 1:31PM on 7-20-2006
I Have the strongest feeling here that MSN only means the default browser settings.
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Textbook Case said 3:07AM on 7-21-2006
It's almost certainly within the browser, as that's the one they were sued over by the crybabies at Google.
As a side note, I can't wait for some of the lawsuits against Google to start getting a little traction if they're ever labeled a "monopoly" so they see how easily you can go from innovator darling to a national punching bag on the public's whim.
I wouldn't leave Google in my toilet bowl, much less on my desktop-- as a rule I avoid sanctimonious holier-than-thou types. Their whole "Don't be evil" implies that the way most other businesses make money is somehow less than pure.
Ah, feels so good to let it out.
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