Microsoft strikes deals for Live Search
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft is hoping two new distribution deals will give its Live Search a much-needed boost. The company is announcing on Wednesday a global deal with Dell that will see Live Search be the default search engine and a Windows Live toolbar bundled on the bulk of consumer and small-business PCs sold by the computer maker over the next three years. That deal is in addition to a five-year deal with Verizon Wireless, which leaked out earlier on Wednesday.