Firefox Changes Default Search to Yahoo

Firefox Changes Default Search to YahooThis summer, Apple announced that their integrated search tool, Spotlight, will use Bing as their default search engine. Mozilla, the company that makes Firefox, is also leaving Google behind and switching their default search engine to Yahoo.

According to the Mozilla announcement, in the U.S.A. Firefox will roll out the following changes:

  • Under a new five-year strategic partnership announced today, Yahoo Search will become the default search experience for Firefox in the U.S.
  • Starting in December, Firefox users will be introduced to a new enhanced Yahoo Search experience that features a clean, modern interface that brings the best of the Web front and center.
  • Under this partnership, Yahoo will also support Do Not Track (DNT) in Firefox.
  • Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, eBay, Amazon, Twitter and Wikipedia will continue to be built-in as alternate search options.
Click through to the announcement to see what features will change for your country.