Changing the “Keyword” search in firefox 4 to use Google instead of Bing
Why firefox opted to use Bing as the default search engine I don’t know. I don’t read any of the developmental blogs on Firefox to know the answer to that. I know google search has taken some hits of late, but I still feel more comfortable with the google search results interface to want it as my default search engine on the address bar. One of the bigger changes in the last decade of browsing for me was the use of a single address bar up on top that also acts as the “search bar”, nullifying the need for an additional “search field”.
This change to Bing however and the use of a single address bar, makes changing the default keyword search not as user friendly as one might expect. So I did a little search and true enough there are several instructional manuals on how to change from Bing to Google. It’s really not that difficult but why the Firefox team made it harder than it needed to be is another mystery altogether.
