pathetic, why don’t you try and actually come out with a product somebody NEEDS… nobody needs free web mail or the other clutter that yahoo provides

it has nothing unique, not ONE thing

no leadership in ANYTHING

My guess is that more switching in search providers occurs based on either default set by PC sellers (Microsoft may default to themselves, but Dell and HP default to the highest bidder, Firefox default to Google, etc.)

For many home users, their initial entry to broadband service is often accompanied by a mostly unnecessary “installation” process that while checking that TCP/IP is set up properly also mangles toolbars, search providers, and “revitalizes” the machine’s ability to display pop-up ads.

In the case of Verizon, they give users a choice of Microsoft, Yahoo, or “none of the above” branding.

I’ve actually had people ask me “how do I get rid of this Yahoo stuff on my PC?” Investigation showed that it was all introduced when they signed up for Cable based Internet.

It’s commendable that Yahoo now suggests users make their own decision about how to search, but I suspect it has more to do with Google moving in on some of these co-branding deals.