Motorola Android Phone Sold in China Will Feature Microsoft Bing Search & Maps

I expressed my dismay at the way AT&T decided to launch their first Android-powered phone earlier this week.

AT&T Doesn’t Need an iPhone Killer, But Why Mess Up the Motorola Backflip (Android)?

One of their odd decisions was to make Yahoo! the default search engine on a Google Android based device. However, they are not alone in dumping the Google search engine from a Google Android phone according to this Motorola press release:

Motorola Announces Alliance with Microsoft for Search and Maps Services; Launching on New Smart Phones in China

Microsoft will also provide the map feature on the Motorola Android phone sold in China.

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