Yahoo to become default search engine on all Acer notebooks

Since Google went ahead and did the deed with Dell, Yahoo has struck a deal of its own by landing a "multi-year" agreement with Acer (the world's third largest laptop supplier) to become the default search engine on all future notebooks. Yahoo already has ties with names like TiVo, Meedio, and DialPad, but hopes the "loading zone" -- which appears when an Acer user launches their web browser -- will connect another huge chunk of consumers to all facets of Yahoo content, including local weather, sports, and Yahoo Music; plans are already in place to ensure that Yahoo (not one of those other competitors) is the integrated search engine for the forthcoming Internet Explorer 7. While deals such as these certainly aren't surprising, those interested in Acer's hot new Ferraris might be a little alarmed when they arrive pre-modified, though returning them to stock shouldn't require too much "shop time" at all.

[Mike Panic @ Sep 15th 2006 4:55PM]

Ya-Who?

Seriously, who uses yahoo anymore for searches? They've boogered up the index of the site with so much crap, its a pain to actually use the search engine. The google empire and the term "google" have become such a part of Americana that I don't see how this is really going to make people switch. You can often hear people talk about "googling" this or that on popular TV shows and live talk shows (TV and radio), you never hear of someone yahoo-ing.

Google has done things right and branded the term "search engine" with their own name, much in the way that you are more likely to hear someone ask to pass the box of Kleenex, not pass the facial tissues.

[govtcheez @ Sep 15th 2006 4:57PM]

Awesome! I'm sure Yahoo will cash in by taking advantage of all 200 Acer Notebook owners!

[Bill @ Sep 15th 2006 5:41PM]

govtcheez

did you even read??? what kind of comment is that. i hope you could understand the "Acer (the world's third largest laptop supplier)" part...wow that was dumb...

this is kind of annoying, i know it can be changed and undone but still its one more thing i have to go in and change to how i like my computer to run when i get a new one

[strider_mt2k @ Sep 15th 2006 6:27PM]

"though returning them to stock shouldn't require too much "shop time" at all."

Not that one in particular, but anyone buying a new PC nowadays should be prepared for the CUMULATIVE "shop time" that will be needed to remove each one of the ton-and-a-half average of crapware items that come pre-installed for your inconvenience.

[Ed Craig @ Sep 15th 2006 7:16PM]

I hear good things about Acer notebooks and Ubuntu.
Ubuntu, of course, defaults to Google.
Until Acer starts pre-loading Linux (any distro) as requested by those of their customers concerned about security their agreement with Yahoo is going to have no net effect on Linux users, but then, we're told that nobody uses Linux.

[director1 @ Sep 16th 2006 11:33AM]

Ok, govtcheez.... I've never even heard of Acer until 2 weeks ago. Being the 3rd largest, wow, what a great accomplishment! I mean who are they behind Dell(hell? spelling?) and apple? I mean come on