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Canonical: We Have Root, Trust Us

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http://news.softpedia.com – A couple of days ago, Mark Shuttleworth defended Canonical's decision of implementing an Amazon lens in Unity's Dash starting with Ubuntu 12.10, but he also shared an interesting view of the market. The backlash from the Amazon lens announcement has been considerable, especially because the lens is directly integrated into the Home lens that lists al... (read more) (General)

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