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Mozilla, Google Sign Revenue Agreement For Firefox Search

By TechTaffy Desk

By Sudarshana Banerjee

Mozilla has negotiated “a significant and mutually beneficial revenue agreement with Google”. The new agreement extends Mozilla’s relationship with Google for three additional years.

“Under this multi-year agreement, Google Search will continue to be the default search provider for hundreds of millions of Firefox users around the world,” said Gary Kovacs, CEO, Mozilla.

“Mozilla has been a valuable partner to Google over the years and we look forward to continuing this great partnership in the years to come,” said Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President of Search, Google.

The specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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