Microsoft indeed learns that if they want Bing to succeed it will need to sleep with the enemy, at least through promoting Internet Explorer rival Firefox. The proof: Bing is now offering “Firefox With Bing.”

Bing, through a blog post invites people to download a special version of Firefox where Bing is used as the default search engine. It is packed with a search bar that well, searches on Bing through “AwesomeBar” address window.
You can download Firefox with Bing here: www.firefoxwithbing.com/

Recommending a rival product is a first for Bing. Experts agree that it’s a much needed move should Microsoft want to go grow further. Pushing in their very Internet Explorer is a religion that has met countless controversies over the past few years. Internet Explorer is bundled in Windows Operating Systems and other Microsoft products.

This notes Danny Sullivan of SearchEngineLand.com is a big move since Firefox 4 added Bing as option in serving search results October last year. But users can of course see this as more than reciprocating Firefox’s

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