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Microsoft Enables Live Search In Firefox

Microsoft Enables Live Search In Firefox

Microsoft Enables Live Search In Firefox


Microsoft has reasserted itself in the so-called 'browser wars' with the release of a new add-on for rival Mozilla's open-source Firefox browser. The update will allow the optimised use of Microsoft Live Search from directly within Firefox.



Version 2.0 of Microsoft's Live Search API also supports multiple protocols including JSON, XML and Soap, as part of a project called Silk Road, whereas Google's search API supports only Ajax.

The company is struggling to secure more of the search market, a lucrative business thanks to search advertising and text adverts placed adjacent to a user's search results.