Yahoo Ousts Google as Firefox's Default Search Engine, Previews Redesign


Yahoo has found a way to further boost its search advertising business. Making it sweeter? It’s at Google’s expense.

The portal has replaced Google as the default search engine for Mozilla’s Firefox web browser. The deal between Yahoo and Mozilla is for five years and be limited to Firefox’s desktop and mobile browsers in the U.S., the companies announced Wednesday afternoon. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“At Yahoo, we believe deeply in search – it’s an area of investment, opportunity and growth for us,” said Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer in a statement. “This partnership helps to expand our reach in search and also gives us an opportunity to work closely with Mozilla to find ways to innovate more broadly in search, communications, and digital content.”

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