Comment 169 for bug 1054776

To record a few of those 'things to do after installing Ubuntu' articles. Disabling the Amazon results is:

Number 8 in http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/10-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-13-04
Number 2 in http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/7-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu.html
Number 6 in http://www.noobslab.com/2013/04/tweaksthings-to-do-after-install-of.html
Number 1 in http://www.refreshit.info/2013/03/10-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu.html

The first 2 of those also specifically mention how to remove the shopping lens, if you want to keep using other online lenses. That suggests to me that, at least for some users, it's the Amazon results specifically that are an annoyance, not

It's a slight exaggeration that it features in every list; while the majority seem to have it, there are some that don't, like this: http://www.unixmen.com/042013-top-things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail/

I think it's pretty clear by now that this default isn't what users want, and Ubuntu continues to get bad press from it.