Open Office problems

[Carl Friis-Hansen]

Nils Kassube wrote:
> Carl Friis-Hansen wrote:
>> I have not really followed the conversation for long, but would like to
>> know the reason why some people get different result in Google although
>> using the same query: <open office> or <"open office">.
>>
>> I have tried to reproduce Karl's result by:
>> 1)  Disabling ABP in FF.
>> 2)  Using lynx
>> 3)  Using localized Google in FF (Sweden)
>>
>> If Karl is not using any special query form, assuming Ubuntu or home
>> routers doesn't change the query/result, one could suspect the ISP.
>> If the ISP really does anything behind the scenes, it would be good to
>> air this in public and thus bring this issue to a proper forum.
>> If the issue is related to Ubuntu 8.10, I know Karl is using 8.10, then
>> the issue should be taken up here, but under another subject.
>>
>> Any other thoughts?
> 
> I can't believe your ISP is changing the results. Actually I don't see 
> those adverts either. For me the first 20 results are for the original 
> OpenOffice.org site, journals, forums etc. - none of them wants to have 
> money for download links.
> 
> I could imagine at least two reasons for different results for different 
> people:
> 
> 1. With your browser you tell Google which language(s) you prefer for the 
> results. If your preferred language is Swedish Google may send other 
> adverts than it would if you had English as your preferred language.
> 
> 2. The adverts Karl sees might be targeted for American queries only. From 
> your IP address Google knows that you are in Sweden and doesn't send 
> those adverts.

Sounds very plausible Nils.
So conclusion must be that if you do not like the advertisers on a 
particular search engine, then change horse, sorry engine, and see if 
that is better. Best of all: Stay with what's available in the Ubuntu 
repositories. Alternatively read reviews and don't make decisions based 
on just a single hit. In this way I have avoided computer disasters for 
quite some years.

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