Motorola Puts Microsoft on Chinese Google Phones
Someone needs to do a mash up of the Bing jingle and the 'Hello Moto' jingle.
Bing has been gaining market share since it launched last summer. Recent rumors suggest that Apple could be about to drop Google as the default search engine on the iPhone, and sign a deal with Microsoft, so it's hardly surprising to learn that another cell phone company has announced a Microsoft-Bing deal.
Motorola this week revealed it would be adding Bing to Android handsets in China. In a statement released late last night, Motorola said it had signed a "global alliance with Microsoft" that would see the mobile phone maker deploy Bing services on devices powered by Google's Android.
"This new offering, launching in China on smartphones in Q1, will provide consumers a choice when using search and map functions on their Android-based devices."
Though Motorola's statement does not divulge whether or not Bing will become the default search engine, the Microsoft-brand search engine will definitely enjoy prominence on the Motorola devices.
"With this collaboration, consumers will enjoy a pre-loaded Bing bookmark on their mobile browser and an enhanced search widget with Bing integration.
The statement from Motorola touts it as a move to bring more choice to users but it's almost impossible to ignore the elephant in the room once you find out it's Chinese Android devices getting the Bing treatment first. With the search market waiting to see what comes of Google's recent threats to pull out of China, it would seem Motorola is just preparing for the worst.
Read the full statement here.
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Will, Google made the choice themselves. By giving Ms. Clinton something to talk about; they are going to pay with their market share.
Androids *should* have a Search Selection Screen Prompt like Microsoft has to with the browsers.
ugh, I dread seeing Bing on the iPhone. I gave Bing a serious try, but it really failed. All it wanted to do was sell me stuff. I may be getting rid of my iPhone quicker than I thought.
ugh, I dread seeing Bing on the iPhone. I gave Bing a serious try, but it really failed. All it wanted to do was sell me stuff. I may be getting rid of my iPhone quicker than I thought.
Google did not make the choice themselves, it was always about the hacking and theft committed the chinese! Google would have had no problems if it were not for the chinese starting something and then trying to put the blame on Google as if they had made something up to cause trouble.
wouldn't Apple working together with M$ be considered a "partnership monopoly"? which is illegal!
wouldn't Apple working together with M$ be considered a "partnership monopoly"? which is illegal!
Since Apple doesn't compete in Search I don't think there would be any questions of monopoly.
Google did not make the choice themselves, it was always about the hacking and theft committed the chinese! Google would have had no problems if it were not for the chinese starting something and then trying to put the blame on Google as if they had made something up to cause trouble.
Thats one way to look at it. However, from my point of view, I saw Google sucking up to the Chinese for years and allowing all the censorship the Chinese government wanted. After all these years though, Google sees that it still isn't gaining market share against Baidu in that country. So I think they are just trying to pull out of a bad market but make themselves look heroic and principled in the process. I call bull shit on that.
ugh, I dread seeing Bing on the iPhone. I gave Bing a serious try, but it really failed. All it wanted to do was sell me stuff. I may be getting rid of my iPhone quicker than I thought.
I don't have an iPhone so I havent used Bing on it, but if it's anything like the browser version of Bing, then I don't know where you are coming from. I did a quick test by searching "computer" into Bing and Google. Bing gives wikipedia as first link and then Dell, Gateway, and "Listings of 'Computers' near ...". Google gives Dell, Apple, and "Shopping results for 'computers'. Like I said, I don't know if the Bing app on the iphone is different somehow, but you should back up your statement with some examples.
I cannot believe someone would give up their iPhone because of Bing?? Give me a break. I use Bing a lot. Last year I got back $250 by using Bing for purchases. I still use both Bing and Google for relavent searches. But Google is not the only game in town.
Mash up? "Bingo, Moto"
there should have some kind of censorship. Not all information are consider relevant to all nations, persons..or your pet. Please do not use our western standard to judge others. This is also how we are getting into the trouble today. If nation A agree with us, good....if not..invade with a pretty excuse.....