Yahoo software to be preloaded on HP computers
Yahoo is the Internet start-up page on desktops and notebooks sold in Europe beginning immediately, according to the companies.
HP personal computers sold in North America would feature a co-branded web browser toolbar and Yahoo would be the default search engine with the introduction of Internet Explorer Seven by Microsoft.
HP manager Bob Lund referred to the arrangement with Sunnyvale, California, based Yahoo as an ?ideal combination."
Pre-installing Yahoo software on HP computers would give buyers "instant access" to Yahoo services such as e-mail, instant messaging, news and finance, according to the companies.
"This relationship is an important component of Yahoo’s overall strategy to partner with leading global brands that will enable us to further extend our products and services to the world’s community of Internet users," Yahoo chief Dan Rosensweig said in the release.
HP, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, ranked second in the world when it came to computer sales, according to industry research.
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