Even though the race between Google and Microsoft over which company has the most popular search engine was defined years ago, each company is free to do what it wants with its mobile operating systems. Windows Phones have never allowed you to switch Bing as the default action when you press the physical search button, but Windows Phones manufactured by Nokia and other OEMs did allow you to switch your search results on Internet Explorer. Sadly that seems to be an option that’s about to change, at least for some Lumia handsets.
It seems that some of the newer Lumia smartphones like the Lumia 630 and the Lumia 930don’t have the option for Google Search on Internet Explorer. This does seem to be a regional limitation though, as some carrier branded variants of these two devices in Europe do have the option for Google Search available. Microsoft hasn’t made any of these changes official, so it’s hard to predict if this was just a glitch in the launch of these devices, or if it was an intentional change.
Whatever the case may be, it would be annoying for Microsoft to force its customers to use Bing for everything. There’s surely nothing wrong with the service, but there are cases where Google is still steps ahead, and customers should have the option.
Via: The Verge
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