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As announced in The Mozilla Blog, in addition to the pending Firefox 9 release, Mozilla had reached an agreement in regards to its search relationship with Google:

We’re pleased to announce that we have negotiated a significant and mutually beneficial revenue agreement with Google. This new agreement extends our long term search relationship with Google for at least 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 this commercial agreement are subject to traditional confidentiality requirements, and we’re not at liberty to disclose them.

Some key points in the recent agreement between Mozilla and Google:

  • Both parties have negotiated a significant long term and mutually beneficial revenue agreement
  • Under this agreement, Google Search will continue to be the default search provider for hundreds of millions of Firefox users around the world
  • This new agreement extends the relationship for at least three additional years
  • The specific commercial terms are confidential and are not being released

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