Microsoft Spreads Its Net
"This agreement with Sun Microsystems is another important milestone in our strategy to secure broad-scale distribution for our search offering," said Yusuf Mehdi, Senior Vice President, Online Audience Business at Microsoft. "With the vast array of Java software-based web applications that are downloaded every month, this deal expose Live Search to millions more Internet users and drive increased volume for our search advertisers."
For existing customers the toolbar will not be automatically upgraded, so customers who have already downloaded Java will be offered the option to install the MSN Toolbar when they upgrade to the latest Java version.
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Eric Klein on the MSN-SunAgreement
Eric Klein, Sun's VP of Java Marketing discusses Sun's agreement with Microsoft to distribute the Live Search-Powered Toolbar with Java Runtime Environment.
Internet Explorer users downloading Sun's JRE will also have the option to download the MSN toolbar and get one-click access to Live Search features including news, entertainment and sports from the MSN network. They'll also get direct access to Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger.
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