Google to be default Firefox search engine until 2011
Google and Mozilla have renewed an agreement that makes the former the default search service in the Firefox browser.
The original agreement saw the deal continue until 2006, when it was extended to 2008 and now to November 2011.
Mitchell Baker, Mozilla chairperson, claimed on his blog that the new deal will offer continued "stability in income", with TechCrunch noting that the agreement helped to generate 85 per cent of Mozilla’s revenues in 2006.
"We’re very, very happy about our relationship with Google and this makes sure that Mozilla will be sustainable and thrive for quite a long time to come," remarked John Lilly, chief executive of Mozilla, to TechCrunch.
The move could mark another twist in the ongoing browser wars, with Microsoft recently releasing the second test version of Internet Explorer 8 - which has a raft of new features - earlier this week.
