So apparently Microsoft has made a half-billion dollar deal with Verizon to have its Bing search engine be the exclusive search application for Verizon smartphones. And just when we were starting to like Verizon!
Verizon's latest software update apparently auto-sets devices' default search applications to Bing. But if it were just a default setting, that would be one thing. Removing the sub-menu of alternative default choices is another. Apparently you can still search Google, Yahoo!, Wikipedia et al. You just can't set it as your default search engine. What a pain! And an affront.
With AT&T angering customers left and right, you'd think Verizon would welcome all defectors with open arms, excluding no one. But now, unless you want to accept Bing as your sole search provider, you'll no longer want to get a Verizon smartphone either.
The change is most notable in the latest from RIM, the Blackberry Storm2, but expect all other Verizon Blackberry models to fall in line soon enough.
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