Yes, the search is poorly done. It looks bad. It's a simple tool on Google available to anybody to make a branded search engine and make money from it.
What is trying to be done though, isn't unprecedented. The simplest and most relevant example to pull off the top of my head is Mozilla having a long-running deal with Google[1] whereby they receive $millions for people using Firefox's search area to use Google. If I could search Google without it looking like a sty (much like the Firefox-Google deal permits), I'd be more than happy for Canonical to make a few quid from me using Ubuntu. If anything this is what Canonical *should*be doing to make their cash. Transparently implemented, non-binding service agreements that the user can opt out of without any trouble. Canonical should talk directly to Google and come up with some arrangement... But Mozilla may kick up a fuss as could lose out. [1]: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/28/mozilla-extends-lucrative-deal-with-google-for-3-years/
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