Software and search heavyweights Adobe and Google joined forces this week, announcing a multi-year distribution deal that pairs the Google Toolbar with Adobe’s downloadable Macromedia Shockwave Player. The Adobe deal is widely viewed as yet another weapon in Google’s arsenal against its entrenched rival Microsoft. Indeed, the deal means that Internet Explorer users who download the Shockwave Player will be offered the opportunity to install a free version of Google Toolbar.
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Google, Adobe to Bundle Toolbar With Shockwave
Posted by: Jay Lyman June 22, 2006 03:24 PMSoftware and search heavyweights Adobe and Google joined forces this week, announcing a multi-year distribution deal that pairs the Google Toolbar with Adobe’s downloadable Macromedia Shockwave Player. The Adobe deal is widely viewed as yet another weapon in Google’s arsenal against its entrenched rival Microsoft. Indeed, the deal means that Internet Explorer users who download the Shockwave Player will be offered the opportunity to install a free version of Google Toolbar.