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Back in January, we picked up a story from Reuters involving Motorola which said they’ll use Baidu instead of Google on their Android smartphones in China. Now we have the same company [Motorola] announcing a deal with Microsoft to use Bing. So one wonders – what’s happening here?
This time, however, it’s not Reuters picking up the story, but we have the official MOTO press release, which I guess, we should trust more.
Under the deal, the American handset maker will preload all of its future Android smartphones with Bing Search and Maps capabilities (starting from this quarter), whereas existing phone owners will get Bing as part of the firmware update.
In case you wonder, the Bing integration includes preloaded Bing bookmark in a mobile browser and an “enhanced search widget with Bing integration.”
It’s all about a consumer choice and flexibility, according to Microsoft’s Yusuf Mehdi. There’s also something about eyeballs that makes advertisers go crazy. 
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
