Yahoo! CEO says Firefox deal will boost search market share


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 20 Nov 2014

GIVING GOOGLE THE ELBOW: Firefox opts for Yahoo as its default search engine

SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo! Inc struck a deal with Firefox maker Mozilla Corp to replace Google Inc as the default search engine on the Firefox Web browser in the United States, a move that Yahoo! chief executive Marissa Mayer said will help boost its flagging search market share. 

The deal between the two companies will start in December and is set to last five years, Yahoo! said. Mayer would not disclose the financial terms other than to say that the partnership is a revenue sharing agreement and includes certain "guarantees." 

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