Apparently Autolink was changed but not eliminated. I’ll have to take a look at it and decide if the changes are satifactory enough for me to overturn my Google-free home decision.
“Google Toolbar now shades AutoLink-made links blue so that they better stand out on the page. Toolbar 3 also lets users change the default provider of the information from these links. For instance, users can switch from Google Maps as the supplier of address AutoLinks to MapQuest or YahooMaps.
The changes, while not entirely cosmetic, haven’t gone far enough for some. ‘I think Google should provide an easy opt-out that publishers can implement to block AutoLink,’ wrote Danny Sullivan, the head of SearchEngineWatch.com, in his blog. ‘Opt-out gives any publisher seriously concerned with the tool the ability to control it on their site.’
Some site publishers have already figured out how to block AutoLink on their own, Sullivan also noted.”
Here’s 18 additional links to previous posts on Autolink, ironically the link is to Google. 
