Note that is affects only U.S.-based users of Firefox. Good move for both parties, and I hope they can struck deals with regional search engines in other locations as well. Diversification is good for everybody.
New Search Strategy for Firefox
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#32This makes me less likely to use Mozilla, but I was already a Chrome or Safari user (despite supporting the Mozilla mission).
Seems like a bad decision for Mozilla.
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#33Looks like a smart move by Yahoo to be the default search for a major browser: google/chrome, bing/ie. This also means that Firefox will likely get some serious support from Yahoo in $$s to build back market share. Question is can they catch Google?
Don't forget though that Yahoo Search runs off Bing.
But for how long? They've reached the mid-point on the Bing deal. Yahoo has been working on two search projects internally. They want to own search once again.
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#34Looks like a smart move by Yahoo to be the default search for a major browser: google/chrome, bing/ie. This also means that Firefox will likely get some serious support from Yahoo in $$s to build back market share. Question is can they catch Google?
It'll be very interesting to see what this does to Bing's marketshare in six months or so, since Yahoo's search runs through Bing.
Although we might never find out, I'm very curious to find out the terms of the deal. Did Yahoo pay more? What about Microsoft? Were MS as motivated since they, essentially had two horses in the race (Bing and Yahoo) vs. Google? Lots of fun little details.
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#35Note that is affects only U.S.-based users of Firefox. Good move for both parties, and I hope they can struck deals with regional search engines in other locations as well. Diversification is good for everybody.
I too think that diversity helps: google has a monopoly in search, and a push for yahoo in search queries may even help them make the search engine better, and maybe they will become a much needed google competitor.
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I suspect many Mozilla engineers are actually cheering this partnership. I certainly am. To wit, disrupting hegemony is how we got our start, and I'm proud to see Mozilla striving for a competitive, open Internet.
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#37The correct link is https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/11/19/promoting-choice-an.... Seems the link was changed.
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#38Anyone have any insights into this? From the outside it looks like Mozilla is parting ways with Google because of Chrome. Interesting they went with Yahoo and not Bing.
> Anyone have any insights into this? From the outside it looks like Mozilla is parting ways with Google because of Chrome.
Looks more like Mozilla is parting ways with Google because of money -- whether Yahoo! offering more than Google has in the past or Google offering less.
(Though, looking at historical usage share measures, there's a good argument that if Google is offering less, its likely because Chrome eclipsing Firefox -- and by some measures IE -- has reduced the value of default search placement in Firefox.)
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#39The real question is did Google stop paying? did Yahoo offer way more? Or did Mozilla want to break out from Google's shadow? Edit: I mean to say did Google decide to end it, or did Mozilla, and why?
There was a strong option in place from Google, but Mozilla decided not to go with them as a global default in order to promote choice.
I don't think I follow this argument. Can you explain it further? It feels like Yahoo probably just offered more money.
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#40Looks like a smart move by Yahoo to be the default search for a major browser: google/chrome, bing/ie. This also means that Firefox will likely get some serious support from Yahoo in $$s to build back market share. Question is can they catch Google?
"Question is can they catch Google?"
I don't think so...but maybe in Yahoo's next 3 or 4 earnings reports they can say 'search revenues are up 50% this quarter' which will boost their stock price and lead to financial articles titled 'Will $YHOO kill $GOOG?'