Yahoo Start Prompting Internet Explorer, Opera And Chrome Users To Switch To Firefox

Yahoo has reportedly started prompting its users to upgrade to the new Firefox by displaying a link"Upgrade to the new Firefox" in the top-right corner of your browser window.the company has started prompting Internet Explorer,Opera,Google chrome users and even new Yandex browser to switch to Firefox Browser.However, the prompt is missing from Safari, which will surely raise a new round of speculation about Apple's rumored switch to Yahoo as its default search engine. 

The report also mentioned that Firefox’s user share has dropped quite a bit over the last few years, so Mozilla has no objections to putting the Firefox logo in front of as many Yahoo users as possible.

It was reported last month that Firefox had dropped Google as it’s default search engine and had inked a five-year deal with Yahoo, making Yahoo it's default search engine now.

This move doesn't come as a huge surprise. Yahoo clearly wants as many people as possible to use Firefox - and with it its search engine (which is powered by Microsoft Bing).

A good deal for Firefox, but one has to wonder - how many people actually visit Yahoo properties who would also "upgrade" their browser?

It was not until a few days ago that Firefox said that it was ready to be launched on the iOS platform, according to Mozilla. A recent blog post from the company stated that it is designing a Firefox experience for iOS users. Google has been the default search engine for Apple’s Safari for the last five years but this partnership is set to expire in 2015.

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