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Microsoft finally enforces Bing search deal with Verizon

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about Microsoft and Verizon’s relationship and how Google sneaked in a managed to accomplish what Redmond was planning to do…

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A few weeks ago I wrote a post about Microsoft and Verizon’s relationship and how Google sneaked in a managed to accomplish what Redmond was planning to do especially in regards to the search deal that was signed one year ago. Well, it looks like Microsoft is finally getting serious. As of today Verizon has dropped Google search from their BlackBerry smartphone and left only Bing.

“The default to our BlackBerry devices is now bing!” and that if you’d like to use another search provider, you can “go to web – bookmark, make favorite, download. Also – you can to Appworld and download Google quicksearch client for free and move it from the Downloads folder to have a link on the home screen.”

Source: BGR

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