News snapshots · 2021-12-13

Google has finally killed an old plugin ‘Toolbar’ – Quick wrap

Google has finally pulled the plug on a very old plugin – Toolbar.


Google Finally Killed Its Internet Explorer Plugin, ‘Google Toolbar’ – tech.slashdot.org

Ars Technica’s reviews editor remembers how Google Toolbar launched back when Internet Explorer “had a rock-solid monopoly” on December 11, 2000, and marked Google’s first foray into browser ownership. “Rather than idly sit by and live under Internet Explorer’s rule, Google’s plan was to hijack Microsoft’s browser with various plugins.” Once upon a time, Toolbar.google.com offered to guide any wayward Internet Explorer users across the web with the power of Google….

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