With Google and the communist country of China at odds at this time due to allegations of server hacking as well as the request of the Chinese government to censor search results, it remains unclear as to how this will all play out.
As such, Motorola has quietly signed a contract to have Microsoft’s search engine Bing and their mapping services deployed on Motorola Android handsets destined for China. New Android devices will come with Bing pre-installed whereas those that have already been deployed will receive an OTA update. As part of the agreement, mobile users will receive both a Bing bookmark and an enhanced search widget, though customers will have an option to change their default search engine should they prefer.
In a statement issued, Motorola has indicated that these recent events are all about customer choice but at the same time, having Bing on their handsets offers a viable alternative should the negotiations between Google and China go sour.
