The Google of Russia Escalates Its War on Android

In Russia, people don't Google it -- they Yandex it. And as users there increasingly switch to mobile devices to surf the Web, the country's local search engine wants to make sure it holds onto its lead in an Android world.That's why the company has an agreement with Google's foe, Microsoft, to make Yandex's search the default app on Windows Phones sold in Russia. Yandex struck similar deals with Samsung for models based on the South Korean company's Bada operating system.In its latest move to keep Android at bay, the Russian company said smartphone...

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