
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.