Firefox and Google Friends till 2011
Firefox the only big threat to Microsoft Internet Explore is now extended it’s deal with Google till 2011. This means that Google will be the default search provider for Mozilla Firefox browser. Users after installing the Firefox browser can change the default search provider , means user can choose any search provider but most of time users won’t change the default search provider.
This deal left one question : Google says Microsoft can’t use Live search as a default search provider for Internet Explorer but Google is paying a good amount of money to Mozilla for having Google as their default search provider. In both the cases users can easily change the search provider.?
Last year, Baker said that she would not hesitate to walk away from the lucrative partnership if that was what was necessary to remain independent. Baker said in an interview with Computerworld in October 2007
We’ve spent a lot of time and energy making sure that Google understands that it cannot turn us into an arm of Google," . "If the protection of [our independence] would come into conflict with Google, or any of our search partners, we would opt for the community who built Firefox and love Firefox.
