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  • lougoose, on 07/08/2008, -41/+637Firefox 2 you douchebag.
    • Eminemdrdre00, on 07/08/2008, -41/+24I hate the "awesome" bar. I did however DL FF3 @ home and work just to support their "download day".
    • Subriot, on 07/08/2008, -38/+182...and using FF without AdBlock.
      • Eminemdrdre00, on 07/08/2008, -6/+54I am using adblock (see bottom right corner)..Im not sure how that ad snuck in there!
      • jjb123, on 07/09/2008, -4/+28son of a bitch.
      • str1fe, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2I've noticed that Yahoo's main page is good at that. I've had to manually block a lot of them from there.
      • billbugger, on 07/10/2008, -1/+1Better then adblock: NoScript (well they work awesome together!)
        Blocks all javascript from executing, then you can allow certian websites permission. It's basically taken out most ads, adblock does the rest. It's a good way to ensure yourself against iframe attacks.
    • CDWMobile, on 07/08/2008, -7/+65Dugg the entire story because of your comment...
    • dullnation, on 07/09/2008, -38/+79Who the hell cares if he uses Firefox 2? It isn't affecting you. It's his choice.
    • fuxxx, on 07/09/2008, -36/+16Windows Vista you douchebag.
    • BlueSkyfish, on 07/09/2008, -0/+128Next time, just crop the page so you don't get 50 comments harassing you about your OS or web browser.
      • Whaines, on 07/09/2008, -3/+6But then I wouldn't get to question why he has those buttons in his Quick Launch when they're both keyboard shortcuts. Show the desktop is Windows + D and 3D-Flip is Windows + Tab.
      • Ockniel, on 07/09/2008, -11/+3Windows + D = ctrl + M

        ctrl is easier to reach with your pinky than windows if you ask me :)
      • Agret, on 07/09/2008, -0/+4CTRL + M does nothing for me.
      • LeRenard, on 07/09/2008, -2/+6What is this windows key you mention?
      • kinggimped, on 07/09/2008, -0/+5It's not CTRL+M, it's Windows+M.

        Windows+M = minimise all windows
        Windows+D = toggle desktop

        The difference between them is that Win+D is a toggle command, so it basically minimises everything, then restores everything as before if you press it again.

        The more you know!
    • zizzy, on 07/09/2008, -7/+416If you use Internet Explorer, Digg users will call you a douchebag and tell you to switch to Firefox
      If you use Safari, Digg users will call you a douchebag and tell you to switch to Firefox
      If you use Opera, Digg users will call you a douchebag and tell you to switch to Firefox
      If you use Firefox, Digg users will call you a douchebag and tell you to switch to (another version of) Firefox
      • Ockniel, on 07/09/2008, -29/+11If you use windows, Digg users will call you a douchebag and tell you to switch to linux.
        If you use OSX, Digg users will call you a douchebag and tell you to switch to linux.
        If you use linux, Digg users will call you a douchebag and tell you to switch to (another version of) linux.
      • Shadow6363, on 07/09/2008, -4/+23And if I use lynx?
      • DrKickflip13, on 07/09/2008, -23/+2What are you trying to say about Digg users? We just want you running the best software....we're not the douchbags....
      • ruddy, on 07/09/2008, -8/+152if you use lynx you're gay
      • mhuggins, on 07/09/2008, -1/+87If you use lynx, you have no reason to be in a [PIC] thread.
      • fatjoe, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4LOL. epic turn of events.......
      • fLUx1337, on 07/09/2008, -1/+12@Shadow6363: your a douchebag, get firefox 3.
      • bound242, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Atari Lynx?
      • seraph582, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I see nothing wrong here.
    • willgonz, on 07/09/2008, -12/+1Fail
    • cbdgr, on 07/09/2008, -17/+6No windows xp douchebag?
      • AndrewWiggin, on 07/09/2008, -3/+20He's using Vista, douchebag.
      • celkin, on 07/09/2008, -8/+3Quit calling each other douchebag, douchebag.
      • exilepc, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1I know that you use server 2003 and will never use vista, but i know you know what it looks like :)
    • ryanhayn, on 07/09/2008, -5/+44And what if I use douche bags?
    • mohtasham, on 07/09/2008, -13/+2Vista? Why not Linux?
    • Forsakenmantra, on 07/09/2008, -3/+2I downloaded Firefox 3, but yesterday I down graded back to 2 because 3 refused to save any cookie settings and things like logging into digg and gmail every time I closed a browser was pissing me off. And it seems to be a prominent problem so I am waiting for a patch. :(
    • Papajohn56, on 07/09/2008, -12/+2FF3 is too buggy.
    • Vodd9, on 07/09/2008, -3/+3You sound like a sheep conformist *****. Yes, there are people who don't give a ***** about their browser, or having a particular extension deemed necessary by a bunch of geek, for that matter.
    • DefaultGen, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2Get Pidgin too.
    • andykling, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1LOL
    • VodkanLemons, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1he's also using an old ass version of AIM

      afraid of change
  • D14BL0, on 07/08/2008, -41/+18I don't get it. Am I missing something?
    • Jpardue, on 07/08/2008, -3/+27it is because yahoo.com is telling you to wait to get the new iphone so that would leave you to believe that Google would be the default search engine
      • FiP0, on 07/09/2008, -4/+15What ?
      • nellyspageli, on 07/09/2008, -3/+20i cant believe you actually had to explain that
      • Spuy767, on 07/09/2008, -3/+2It's funny, but I think that the situation is actually the reverse. Yahoo! is authoring and hosting anti-apple articles because Apple prefers a superior search engine.
    • leonwestbrook, on 07/08/2008, -1/+7Article in question: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/24397
    • shkibb, on 07/09/2008, -2/+0I hope, for humanity's sake, that you're being sarcastic
  • darkENERGIE, on 07/08/2008, -6/+194uTorrent is open and working its magic.
  • djepik, on 07/08/2008, -9/+457...and the fact that Yahoo looks like all of the internet puked on one page.
    • bhavinp, on 07/09/2008, -4/+7they have a clean version too, its actually not a bad search engine. I'm just so used to iGoogle, i dont feel like changing over now. It has predictive searching and it even allows you to play youtube video without going into youtube, kinda convenient. But too lazy to switch meh.
    • chroko, on 07/09/2008, -5/+17If you want the equivalent of the Google front page, you want this: http://search.yahoo.com/

      Yahoo pre-dates search engines. It has always been an index of everything. eg: here it is in 1996: http://web.archive.org/web/19961017235908/http://w ...

      Also, for a start page there is http://my.yahoo.com/ - make it as clean or as cluttered as you want.
      • AndrewWiggin, on 07/09/2008, -2/+6The fact that they chose to have their default page to be cluttered tells me more than the fact that they made an option for the select few that are looking to use Google with a Yahoo skin on...
      • cwmather, on 07/09/2008, -0/+5All that is great. But the real reason for Yahoo's success is what happens when you click the exclamation point.
      • archer104, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1@cwmather

        This whole time!
    • Reaktor5, on 07/09/2008, -5/+25No wonder why Microsoft wants to buy them. They're outdated and ugly just like them.
    • dhonn, on 07/09/2008, -8/+1You guys are morons! Yahoo talks ***** about the iPhone that's why its not the default search engine.
    • widgetmaker, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Or the fact Google paid them more money, nothing to do with the quality of either search.
  • airmcnair06, on 07/08/2008, -27/+4haha

    thats hilarious!
  • bgfinkel, on 07/09/2008, -12/+117no yahoo just sucks- thats why.
    • BillOReilly08, on 07/09/2008, -21/+1nobody.
      • bigmac375, on 07/09/2008, -0/+16I find your lack of vocabulary disturbing.
      • SealandRes1, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Perhaps he should increase his pool of vocabulary by switching to Google.
      • blueandgreen24, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3And your username despite any attempted irony
      • BillOReilly08, on 07/24/2008, -0/+1lol woops I made this comment under the wrong thread. My bad. you are a somebody, kid!
  • morninglorii, on 07/09/2008, -8/+89Yeah, it has nothing to do with the superiority of Google search or anything.
  • yooftheness, on 07/09/2008, -14/+390haven't been to yahoo since 1999
    • gtluke, on 07/09/2008, -4/+40yes you have
      flickr
    • btschul, on 07/09/2008, -2/+47What's yahoo? I use alta-vista for all my interweb searching.
      • someguy92, on 07/09/2008, -0/+26What are dogpile and mamma? I use gopher for all my interweb searching.
      • btschul, on 07/09/2008, -0/+23What's gopher? I use archie for all my interweb searching.
      • daines88, on 07/09/2008, -18/+1Lemmo go Google Yahoo and I'll let ya know
      • izikdela, on 07/09/2008, -27/+2what's gopher? I use http://www.gooooooogle.com/ for all my interweb searching.

        gooooooogle.com

        (that's 7 o's)

        (buried daines88 for a failed attempt to be funny and ruining the streak)
      • newstart, on 07/09/2008, -0/+49Guys please dont comment so fast otherwise my ARPA net terminal will break down
      • JetwingX, on 07/09/2008, -16/+3Um... Alta-Vista was purchased by Yahoo....

        "In February 2003, AltaVista was bought by Overture Services, Inc.[12] In October 2003, Overture itself was taken over by Yahoo!. In August 2004, shortly after Yahoo!'s acquisition, the AltaVista site started using the Yahoo! Search technology."

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altavista
      • btschul, on 07/09/2008, -1/+25JetwingX: way to kill the mood. We were all joking. We don't use these ancient search engines, we all use google. We were being funny. Jesus, there's even a wikipedia link. JetwingX must have had his sense of humor surgically removed at a young age.
      • BoonTobias, on 07/09/2008, -0/+10***** you all, i use infoseek
      • rishigupta, on 07/09/2008, -0/+11When I'm not Asking Jeeves, it's Lycos all the way, bitches.
      • bman85, on 07/09/2008, -0/+14whats all this crazyness, i use AOL for all my interneting
      • JetwingX, on 07/09/2008, -2/+1i did! and it hurts my funny bone till this day when people bring it up
      • thunderforce, on 07/09/2008, -0/+8that's why I don't find people at the BBS anymore :(

        what's Internet??
      • quomen, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1***** you guys, everyone knows that Teoma is the big dog in town.
      • geoff1210, on 07/09/2008, -0/+4Whats all this talk of Internets and Ay Oh Ells?

        In my day we had to walk 15 miles uphill both ways to find a newspaper, and we would search for information by hand!
      • Trentish, on 07/09/2008, -0/+10Dewey ***** Decimal, bitches.
      • Randy08, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Everybody mentioning all of these old search engines are bringing back incredible memories..
      • slapded, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1i swear if someone takes a screenshot of this im going to commit harry chrishna

        ps. i use prodigy for my searchin'
      • joeblow1102, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2Was I the only one who used HotBot?
    • frascellyboy273, on 07/09/2008, -2/+5the sad thing is that its the most viewed site in the world, mostly from people too dumb or lazy to change their homepage...
      • ej1oo1, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2or use it for mail...
      • Giga, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5To lazy to change? What was it doing as the default to start with? Safari defaults to apple.com, Firefox defaults to a skinned Google, IE defaults to their localised msn whatnot... and I don't know about Opera. What causes the majority to default to Yahoo!?
      • xsecretfiles, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I have yahoo as my homepage, because I like their featured news coverage

        like that one lol

        I do have a gmail account and msn and whatnot. I just love yahoo's main page
      • hatchetbearer, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I use YIM, and when you install it, if you arent paying attention, you now have the homepage and the toolbar. Also any subscribers to ATT yahoo internet (most of Ohio and other midwest) it will set it automatically
      • Carnage6669, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2Well if you get AT&T/SBC DSL, Yahoo is the default search engine... assuming that you installed all their software.
    • pauliusuza, on 07/09/2008, -0/+5Mom?
    • Archer007, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Its pretty much the same.
  • jeexbit, on 07/09/2008, -14/+207Does anyone actually use Yahoo! anymore? No offense, I'm genuinely curious and surprised.
    • peestandingup, on 07/09/2008, -1/+20People that have been using them since the 90s who hate change is all I can figure.
    • HolyChimp, on 07/09/2008, -0/+8I've been playing around with the Flock beta (seems pretty nice btw) and they use yahoo as the default search, so I used it for a few hours before I looked up the about:config tweak to get it back to google.
      It just didn't seem right, no idea why, but google is where it's at.
    • edcrosay, on 07/09/2008, -1/+12I don't use it for searching, but their sports section is pretty awesome and their news dept. is okay.
    • blakck, on 07/09/2008, -1/+14As a sports fan, I find the Yahoo Sports site to be quite good. It's not as bloated as SI or ESPN and I can find stats and things I need rather quickly. Also Yahoo Movies isn't half bad for checking a review or box office numbers.
    • Ryman21, on 07/09/2008, -0/+6I do, just because I like the Sports section and having the 5 - 6 main news points right there is convenient enough.
    • 808ethan, on 07/09/2008, -1/+8Yes, most digg users are isolated from the true ignorant masses of the world, so its easy to forget about them. Remember, their votes count just as much as yours!
    • seanc6610, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4i have a yahoo mail account and i'm too lazy to change alll my website registrations, so i'm sticking with yahoo for now.
      • seraph582, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1eh? You know you wouldn't regret changing to gmail. It makes a fool of yahoo mail. I used my yahoo mail acct back in the day- totally not gmail caliber.
    • Niallgriff, on 07/09/2008, -1/+67Dude, people still ***** use AOL.
      • erossmu, on 07/09/2008, -0/+9This seriously blows my mind. I can't even begin to understand why anyone would ***** use AOL still.
      • lordrahl, on 07/09/2008, -0/+8because some users still think AOL IS the internet....
      • billbugger, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1@lordrahl: Back when AOL was big, many people i knew didn't know what the internet was. They thought AOL was the W.W.W. Thank god that has mostly changed.
    • thadoggfather, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5yahoo as a search engine is actually still very usable, there is sometimes quite alot more results or differences compared to google. Google is great, but when you just cant find that tutorial or that mysterious RPM out there in the world Yahoo has saved me a few times. Besides search engine Yahoo news site is quite good, not only the sports page but everything else in it.
      One thing i hate about yahoo is their omg.yahoo.com site that is horrible; its quite funny to look at actually but its horrible for humanity.
    • stillboy, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Yahoo has a lot of content on thier site, as far as search... no, but - they have an aweful lot of resources. real estate listings, tv schedules, news, movie times trailers and reviews, its a pretty good resource for info on a lot of things.
    • nittanylion06, on 07/09/2008, -2/+4So long as GMail keeps its obnoxious restrictions on what sort of files can be attached to an email, I'll keep my Yahoo mail account.
      • erossmu, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I haven't run into any restrictions... but I usually only send word documents over gmail. Anything else I just send to my linux server.
      • lordrahl, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1just rename the file to a .txt send it, and then rename it again. works every time.
      • billbugger, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Yeah, i can't seem to send my virus infested spam out either. what gives gmail?
    • desertDenizen, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Yes, for 2 things exactly: basic stock research, and movie grades. I've found that I'll almost always enjoy a movie if it gets a B- or better in either critics' or user reviews. Of course, the higher in either, the better. High scores (A- or better) in both almost always means it's an awesome film.
    • r3vmixman, on 07/09/2008, -0/+6Yahoo has the best news material online, so yeah i still use it.
    • walkerdarin2003, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1The only reason people use it, is because it is their default web page when buying a crap vista computer. These people don't know any different and continue using it.
    • FutureGuy, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2No actually the whole world using Google, infact there is no internet anymore, just Google. /s
    • kidal25, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1i like it for fantasy football
    • str1fe, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Actually, my mom has it set as her default homepage for Firefox. I've tried switching her to other services, but alas. Getting her to make the jump from IE to FF was hard enough.
    • stereosaurus, on 07/09/2008, -0/+0I use Yahoo Finance as I find it to be the most usable interface for getting such information. All of their news sites, in fact, are quite well done regardless of their lacking a Google logo.
    • pizzaguy01, on 07/09/2008, -1/+0I use yahoo because google is all ads and nothing else
      • seraph582, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1You must have the two confused - because the picture above is of Yahoo and it has a gigantic ***** ad right smack in the middle of the page. Have you been to google.com lately?
    • naisanza, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1my sister does. i think because she feels bad for its inferiority to google.
  • djadamjay, on 07/09/2008, -2/+285Nah, i think its the fact Google's CEO is on Apple's Board of Directors.
    • ruddy, on 07/09/2008, -0/+23i like this version better
    • skyshock1, on 07/09/2008, -4/+4And why not? The iPhone drives a TON of search traffic Google's way. They have a nice partnership happening.
  • Sfenton, on 07/09/2008, -18/+1Vista + Firefox =
  • CtrlAltDeleteDi, on 07/09/2008, -15/+4I don't get this.
  • zakatov, on 07/09/2008, -5/+26Or maybe it's because Safari on OSX uses google as its default search. Just saying.
    • ilgaz, on 07/09/2008, -3/+1and why? does apple need google's money? Why can't we change default search engine without dangerously hacking plist resources?
      • beatryder, on 07/09/2008, -2/+8because Apple, unlike M$, doesn't have their own search engine?
      • P373Y, on 07/09/2008, -6/+1http://search.apple.com
      • reformation, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Acid Search does it for you.
      • ilgaz, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1For God's sake don't make me give IE Example. IE asks "which search providers you want to use" when it is launched first time. Anyone can enter IE search provider list.
        Why the hell am I hacking a OS default browser for that purpose or code injecting it?

  • PainToad, on 07/09/2008, -4/+34well looks like any iphone related story will make the front page until Friday...
    • Wakuko, on 07/09/2008, -7/+1And most of them will be funded by M$ telling horror stories about how bad the iPhone is our how ripped your ass will be if you buy it.

      They usually pay the new york times big money to run these stories posing like an experienced blogger from new zealand that nobody knows.

      We already know their ways
      • ruddy, on 07/09/2008, -1/+7every time you type $ for an S a baby seal dies
    • maci01, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Yes until Friday, when all the fanboys go and buy the new iPhone. Then Saturday it shall continue.
  • ophello, on 07/09/2008, -6/+88clever title, but this image is not diggworthy in the least.
  • bumblefoot, on 07/09/2008, -22/+3wait a second


    are you using vista??


    leave this place!
  • DrGFreeman, on 07/09/2008, -1/+11Ya know, It's alot easier to just crop out your taskbar and browser border. That way you don't have to edit out your AIM, and you can keep this conversation from turning into a debate over OS's or browsers.
    • Delta-9, on 07/09/2008, -20/+3Vista Sux
      Firefox 2 Sux

      Linux and Opera FTW
      • scy1192, on 07/09/2008, -1/+7I'd normally digg a comment that has something to do with Opera, but considering you're being an arrogant fanboy posting a completely irrelevant comment, I'm going to give you a bury.
      • bigmac375, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2agree with ^
        there needs to be descriptive diggs or burys for just such an occasion. also *****.
      • celkin, on 07/09/2008, -0/+4^ Also *****?

        THIS ISN'T 4CHAN, PEOPLE!!
    • prgmctan, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1alt + prnt scrn
    • prgmctan, on 07/09/2008, -1/+0alt + prnt scrn
  • inotocracy, on 07/09/2008, -10/+4I honestly don't see what the issue is. Can someone point it out? I see the iphone article is circled.. but what does that imply?

    Edit: I think I get it now. Because there is an article debating on buying it when its released. Got it.
    • B08ama, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Your comprehension makes me happy.
      • bigmac375, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2gives a little flutter in your heart?
    • nellyspageli, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2there are like 10 people who have posted the same comment, and one of them even has the answer.
  • m4vi2, on 07/09/2008, -13/+6This isn't google. It's yahoo. Silly.
  • fani, on 07/09/2008, -12/+5I prefer Yahoo over Google. As is both search engines are filled with junk returning ad infested site stealers instead of real sites.
    But overall, I like Yahoo over Google as I find it better. I typically use Yahoo products more than any other.

    But finally, this argument is really stupid like the Mac OS vs Windows vs Linux argument. Use what you like is the bottomline.
  • trunks333, on 07/09/2008, -4/+80hmm,, Iphone weather, stocks, etc is all powered by yahoo... buried
  • dgreichert, on 07/09/2008, -2/+11I don't get it... I mean- I probably could get it if I was able to find whats being pointed out in the massive amounts of ads and clutter.
  • Walcherina, on 07/09/2008, -2/+25Yahhhhooooooooo!

    Ever since that commercial I've been Googling.
    • Netrilix, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3I've been Googling ever since MetaCrawler dropped their original orange theme. I've never liked Yahoo, and only dabbled in HotBot briefly before surrendering to Google completely.
    • Archer007, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1I like to Google myself too. But always in the privacy of my own home.
  • chemam, on 07/09/2008, -9/+3Dumb question, can I buy an iphone 3g WITHOUT an att contract? just the phone?
    • csw3190, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2yes
    • VacantThoughts, on 07/09/2008, -0/+6You don't wanna know the price though...

      ...

      700$ for the 16g
      • chemam, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3ouch...
      • soccernamlak, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3It's actually cheaper to buy it with the contract, and then pay the $175 cancellation fee, as messed up as that is.
  • goosegoosegoose, on 07/09/2008, -7/+3This is as crazy as a trapdoor ***** exit
    • bigmac375, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4I don't understand, but dugg because its ***** badass.
  • Bjp494, on 07/09/2008, -4/+5google is better as an actual search engine. yahoo whored itself out to icons and other stuff that you have sensory overload when you look at their home page
    • DarkShroud, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1And now Google is extremely bloated with forum posts and blog traffic. Which is why I also use Yahoo and Live since they are actually useful. It's never a good idea to tie yourself down to one thing only.
  • dgraf, on 07/09/2008, -8/+5Try using Alt + Print Screen. That will stop the flaming about Vista.

    But there is no reason why you shouldn't be running Firefox 3.0.
    • Netrilix, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3That wouldn't get rid of the minimize, restore, close buttons that look so patently Vista. Also, I don't see the point of flaming Vista in the first place, especially in an article about Google and iPhones.
    • Endit, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2What if you have themes/extensions that aren't updated yet?
    • clockdist, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1FF3.0 was just plain buggy (on the Mac). Had to downgrade.
  • STPZ, on 07/09/2008, -2/+17buried for not being much, at all
  • mediaspree, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1and yet yahoo drove more contoversy to its front page and thus garnered more traffic (and diggs I might add) amoung the people who crave contoversial stories over news. Win for yahoo.
    • TexanPsycho, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Only it's a screen shot and the general consensus of Digg suggests that Yahoo is outdated and generally bad.
  • senatorpjt, on 07/09/2008, -0/+9Holy *****, Apple can see into the future! They apparently knew that Yahoo would put a mildly negative article up saying people shouldn't buy the next iPhone RIGHT AWAY when they decided to put Google as the default search engine in two years ago!
  • yifanlu94, on 07/09/2008, -3/+37How does crap like this make it to the front page?
    • Tribis, on 07/09/2008, -0/+9http://digg.com/how
      How Digg Works
      "Digg is democratizing digital media. As a user, you participate in determining all site content by discovering, selecting, sharing, and discussing the news, videos, and podcasts that appeal to you."

      "Become popular. Once a submission has earned a critical mass of Diggs, it becomes “popular” and jumps to the homepage in its category. If it becomes one of the most popular, it qualifies as a “Top 10”. If a submission doesn't receive enough Diggs within a certain time period, it eventually falls out of the “Upcoming” section."
    • demizer, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Didn't you hear? Digg is mainstream!
    • jspegele, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1The title contains "Google", "iPhone" and "[PIC]"; of course it's going to make the front page.
  • MScrip, on 07/09/2008, -2/+7Good thing they circled it... or else I wouldn't have seen the article in the center of the page at the top of content column.
  • Corr0sive, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1You dont have to worry about ads hitting you when you want to look for somthing?
  • wunderwood, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4It's a moble phone. Google has a better load time.
  • ace4261991, on 07/09/2008, -15/+91.Find picture of an iphone on a site.
    2. Take a screenshot and draw red circle in MS paint
    3. think of clever title and submit to digg
    4. ?????
    5. PROFIT!!!
  • NOFXY, on 07/09/2008, -1/+21buried as lame. seriously, wtf? barely worth a chuckle. the digg standard has hit a new low... although i'm pretty sure its been at rock bottom for a while now. still love ya though digg! helped me find the piclens add-on for firefox so i guess you're still good for something every once in a while.

    /prepares to get dugg down for ranting on aimlessly
  • kmad56, on 07/09/2008, -7/+31:21 AM?
  • jamestwisleton, on 07/09/2008, -3/+3Shouldn't this be "Why Yahoo isn't the iPhones default search engine"?

    Also why did you digg this? To start a discussion about Yahoo supposedly not liking iPhone/Apple? Taking a cursory glance at the article it doesn't seem unreasonable.

    Stop trying to stir up the hive.
  • peestandingup, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3I thought I was looking at Cnet for a moment there.
  • JohnnyKinder, on 07/09/2008, -4/+7Is digg broken?
    I cannot seem to understand how recently so much crap has reached the front page...
    Someone fix digg :(
  • KSchmitt, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5How dare someone have any type of negative opinion in regards to an apple product!
    Shame on them!
    Also, current Yahoo homepage: http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8865/currentgz8.j ...
    • ace4261991, on 07/09/2008, -0/+0haha how ironic
    • damntourists, on 07/09/2008, -0/+4burried for Osama bin laden's blog, or whatever you're viewing.
  • JPresEFnet, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2sooo, either Yahoo! has erased all references to this article, or someone made it up.

    http://buzz.yahoo.com/search?p=5+reasons&category= ...
  • kilodelta, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4just curious, whats that Xbox360 icon doing in the taskbar?
    • Whaines, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3I think that's xblist. Like a messaging client that interfaces with xbox live. http://brh.numbera.com/software/xblist/
      • kilodelta, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1hey, thanks for the link! its now on my pc.
    • Eminemdrdre00, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2XBList yup! Its an awesome app, its basically a Xbox Live buddy list, it will alert you when your friends come onto Xbox Live, and even tell you when they are in a joinable game!
    • jo21, on 07/09/2008, -2/+3it tells you when its going rrod
  • MavRevMatt, on 07/09/2008, -0/+7So... Now it says "iPhone 3G raises the bar"
  • EpaL, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5Wow, someone actually had to visit Yahoo the get that screenshot. I hope they cleared their cache afterwards...
  • Gimjee, on 07/09/2008, -2/+7This is a waste of my time.
  • sammythemc, on 07/09/2008, -6/+6THAT'S A GAY JOKE.
  • chromerium, on 07/09/2008, -1/+9The last reason?

    "5. The HTC Touch Diamond
    I've seen the future of cell phones, folks, and it's called the HTC Touch Diamond. With its gorgeous VGA screen, beautiful touch-screen interface, and compact, light-weight shell, the Diamond is the first phone to make me green-eyed with envy since … well, since the original iPhone. The Diamond is set to arrive in the U.S. in September, and spy shots of a Sprint-branded Touch Diamond are already circulating on the Web. You might want to give the Diamond a serious look before committing to a new two-year iPhone contract. "

    OK. Fair enough. So lets read some reviews then..

    http://www.cnet.com.au/mobilephones/pdaphones/0,23 ...

    Oh. Its super slow, eh? Oh look, the touch interface isn't very intuitive? oh. So... its crap then. Compared to the iPhone. Oh well.
    • winampman2, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2You might not realize it, but nowhere in that article does it say that the HTC Diamond is slow or unintuitive.
    • kinggimped, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1That phone is a ridiculous piece of *****.
    • CLShortFuse, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Yeah, but it'll probably run Android. The HTC Kaiser / AT&T Tilt already does
  • TaintBrush, on 07/09/2008, -12/+6Buried for Vista.
    • Shugii, on 07/09/2008, -6/+3Definitely, macs are so much better, you'll get no viruses. It's like how you can't go blind if you don't have eyes. So limited that you won't get viruses either. The better choice. And linux as well, also great... if you don't have eyes. Or hands... everything is automated.
      • TaintBrush, on 07/09/2008, -0/+7You have some sort of weird body part fetish.
      • damntourists, on 07/09/2008, -2/+5as a fellow mac user, i can say that macs can get viruses man.. sorry.. it's even recent news that 2 new trojans hit osx leopard.
      • Shugii, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1I guess my sarcasm needs a little bit of a touch up. I'm saying macs don't get viruses because you can barely do anything on it in the first place. Rubbish OS. Linux is pretty dull as well, people hate windows yet more than 90% of computers around the world use it. Sorry to say this, Apple might stay around for a while longer but their OS won't. End of story. Clear enough for you? Yes Vista is pretty 'meh' but I'd rather have the ability to do more than to do less. I'm a gamer so you'll have to understand. And if I could afford the Macbook Air I would probably buy one if I plenty of cash to burn. Crap battery life, and everything needs an external connection, what are Apple thinking?
    • ben162005, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4STFU!
  • keithnoir, on 07/09/2008, -6/+21Vista and firefox 2....Downgrade and upgrade dude...
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