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Tastatura - 3:53 pm on Nov 12, 2008 (gmt 0)


Looks like MS is going full speed ahead with search penetration as it is pursuing a deal with Verizon as well

Microsoft ... is moving closer to an agreement with Verizon Wireless to become the default search provider on the wireless carrier's cell phones, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the discussions.

Under the terms being considered, Microsoft would share with Verizon revenue from ads shown in response to cell phone Web searches, with guaranteed payments to the carrier of about $550 million to $650 million over five years, roughly twice what Google ... offered.

Separately, Microsoft is negotiating a deal to put its Windows Mobile software in more Verizon devices ...

[tech.yahoo.com...]


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