SAN FRANCISCO: Firefox maker Mozilla announced Wednesday that it is switching to Yahoo as the default service for online searches done through the Web browser in the United States.
Google has been the default option for Firefox searches since 2004, but beginning next month that role in the US will go to Yahoo, according to Mozilla Corporation chief Chris Beard.
"We are ending our practice of having a single global default search provider," Beard said in a blog post.
"We are adopting a more local and flexible approach to increase choice and innovation on the Web, with new and expanded search partnerships by country."
In Russia, Firefox will start using local search engine Yandex as its default service for online queries. Baidu will continue to be the default search engine in China.
As with rival Web browsing programs, users have options to change settings to opt for competing search engines with the list typically including market leader Google.
Firefox, which is open-source and free, is reported by industry trackers to be the third most used Web browser in the world, behind Google's Chrome and Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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