Future BlackBerry devices to support Microsoft’s Bing for web search

PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft has announced a partnership with Research In Motion.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage at RIM’s BlackBerry World on Tuesday, May 3, to deliver the news: Microsoft’s Bing will be the new default tool for web search and map navigation on future BlackBerry devices, wired.com reported.

“We’re going to invest uniquely into the BlackBerry platform,” Ballmer said at the conference. “I’ve never been more excited about where our future is going.”

Clearly, with the new search agreement, the two tech giants have their targets locked on Google.

The BlackBerry-Bing partnership marks the second major alliance that Microsoft has formed this year to strengthen its position in the mobile game. Previously, Microsoft and Nokia in February announced a partnership in which they agreed to ship future Nokia smartphones with Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 operating system. The alliance symbolizes a radical break from the past, with Nokia laying to rest the Symbian operating system that it’s shipped on smartphones for several years.

Microsoft, Nokia and RIM each face shriveling market share in the mobile game. And perhaps to these companies, teaming up is the only way to prevent Apple and Google from completely gobbling up the mobile industry with their iOS and Android platforms, respectively.