Mozilla recently announced that it would once again use Google as its default search engine prompting the end of its three-year partnership with Yahoo. The announcement came after Mozilla’s release of the Firefox Quantum, the company’s latest and most likely the fastest browser. It can be remembered that Mozilla partnered with Yahoo in 2014 to become the latter’s default search provider, but their alliance ended too soon. When asked by the media for a statement regarding the latest move, Mozilla explained that the switch was a part of the company’s strategy of evaluating, searching and selecting a default search engine that can provide the best search experience in every region instead of sticking to a single platform globally. A lot of technology experts agree that Mozilla’s move to switch to the use of Google on the Firefox Quantum was basically due the latter’s speed. Since the Quantum’s main selling point is its speed, it is certainly better for Mozilla to utilize Google for this very reason. Mozilla also made it clear that although Google will serve as the Firefox Quantum’s default search provider, the browser still comes with the functionality that enables the users to manually change their browser’s default search engine according to their choice. This simply means that users can still set Yahoo as their Firefox default search engine. Furthermore, the Firefox Quantum still has the feature that provides users with more options since it comes with a wide selection of built-in search engines. Finally, certain regions will also feature different default search engines such as Baidu in China and Yandex in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Turkey.
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