Thursday, August 23, 2012

Opera has extended the contract with Google

Opera has extended the contract with Google 
Norwegian browser developer Opera Software has extended partnership agreement with the Internet company Google, according to MarketWatch.
Under the agreement, Google will be the default search engine in Opera for computers and mobile devices around the world until August 1, 2014. The previous agreement the two companies signed in November 2009.
Opera Software is also committed to promote other products and services Google - which is, MarketWatch not specify.
A similar cooperation agreement Google has with the company Mozilla, creator of Firefox. According to unofficial information, Google paid Mozilla about $ 300 million a year for that it was a full-time search engine in Firefox.
Google has its own browser Chrome. According to the service StatCounter, in July 2012 the market share of Opera was 1.72 percent. Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari web browser ahead of the Norwegian company with a significant margin.
In the field of mobile browser Opera more stable positions: Opera Mini and Opera Mobile took 19.4 percent of the market, second only to the regular browser of Android and iOS.

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