Microsoft today joined with Research in Motion (RIM) in announcing a new alliance between Microsoft and RIM. Steve Ballmer did the announcement on stage at RIM’s annual Blackberry World.
Central to this collaboration, Blackberry devices will use Bing as the preferred search provider in the browser, and Bing will be the default search and map application for new devices presented to mobile operators, both in the United States and internationally. Also, effective today Bing will be the preferred search and maps applications with regular, featured placement and promotion in the BlackBerry App World carousel.
Bing is also now shipping as the default search experience, and map app, for the newly released BlackBerry Playbook. Together, we’ll also market and promote the strength of our joint offerings as “Making better decisions with Bing on BlackBerry.”
Source: Bing Search Blog