Microsoft Could Win Mobile Search With Verizon Deal

Source: Search Engine Watch Blog
URL: http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sewblog/~3/506051127/090108-040941

While Google may own the web search market, Microsoft's announced deal with Verizon could put them at the top of the mobile search space. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the partnership at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas yesterday. With the purchase of Alltell expected to be completed soon, Verizon would have the largest market share of the mobile space in the United States. 'Under a five-year agreement, Microsoft Live Search will become the default search service on cellphones and...