Thursday, January 8, 2009

Verizon selects the search engine from Microsoft

Verizon Communications Inc. has signed an agreement with the corporation Microsoft, having obtained the right to use Microsoft's search service on their mobile phones. A Microsoft finally got it to bypass, and Yahoo! and Google, getting an opportunity to attract large numbers of new users to its search service.

The agreement between the two companies signed a year after the network, the first rumors about the possibility of cooperation between Microsoft and Verizon. "This agreement - an excellent opportunity for the corporation Microsoft. In addition, the company Yahoo! and Google felt that their search service has a real competitor "- says John Jackson, an analyst with the company CCS.

Indeed, large corporations like Microsoft treaty is needed, as the air - so long as its search engine is not very popular among users, and therefore among the largest manufacturers of electronics, allowing the user to go online.

Incidentally, after the conclusion of the deal Verizon shares rose by 127% - now the price is $ 31.90.