Amazon Slips Unavoidable Ads in to Kindle Tablets, Chooses Bing Over Google
Amazon’s new lineup of Kindle tablets furtively integrates ads that users are not able to remove; the company also made Bing the default search engine on its Kindle Fire tablets, a sign that Google might not be in Amazon’s future plans. Speaking of Google, the search engine is testing out a new layout in what looks to be an attempt to harmonize the experience across tablet and desktop screens. Meanwhile, Groupon has named a new accounting chief. Read on for more news and advice.
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Amazon Kindle Gets Cozier With Ads and Bing
Amazon’s entire new line of Kindle tablets will feature ads on their lockscreens with no way to remove them. However, it wasn’t completely clear about this change when presenting the products to consumers. Also, the Kindle Fire is going to use Bing as its default search engine, a sign that Amazon might want to sever all ties with Google. (Marketing Land,
