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It's part of the movement toward a more realistic view of "entrepreneurs". Wishing to be a wealthy aristocrat with a sea of sharecroppers isn't a commendable goal, regardless of your background. This article just points out that aristocrats tend to beget aristocrats.

Thanks for this.

Not for me. Mine only allows Google. Maybe because I'm using a custom default search engine? If so, it should just use my custom one, and should obviously give me a choice regardless.

It only allows Google, despite my using another default search engine.

The data is certainly persisting somewhere outside of Firefox proper, as the search app is siphoning data that can only be cleared from within.

I will be within the next 24 hours, if Sunshine 3.0 gets released as promised. :-)

I now understand that this app is branded as Firefox Search. However, I find it very suspicious that, at least for me, it only allows Google, even though my default search engine is DuckDuckGo. It also ignores Firefox's data clearing, as you acknowledged.

I think it was automatically enabled on my phone because I explicitly disabled the Google app (my only other search app) in my App Settings.

I updated the page to refer to it as "Firefox's Google Search app". A fair name, considering its search engine options.

I'm on a Verizon HTC M8 running Android 4.4.4. Mine only allows Google.

I addressed this below, but I should probably repost it here. Here's my take on it:

When choosing search apps, it's listed as "Firefox Search". However:

* it was automatically installed on my phone because it was the only present search app

* it replaced the nearly identical Google Search app, which I explicitly disabled

* At least on my phone, it only allows Google

* it doesn't conform to the Firefox data clearing

* it doesn't conform to the Firefox search engine preference

As far as I can tell, "Firefox Search" means "Google Search hooked into Firefox".

To be fair, I noticed that app name difference only after posting.

When choosing search apps, it's listed as "Firefox Search". However:

* it was automatically installed on my phone because it was the only present search app

* it replaced the nearly identical Google Search app, which I explicitly disabled

* At least on my phone, it only allows Google

* it doesn't conform to the Firefox data clearing

* it doesn't conform to the Firefox search engine preference

As far as I can tell, "Firefox Search" means "Google search hooked into Firefox".