Yahoo has insisted it is still a player in the search engine business, in spite of its deal with Microsoft.
The company, which is waiting for the US Regulator to approve a deal which will see Microsoft’s Bing search engine run on Yahoo’s website, held a press conference to answer critics and put right “misconceptions” about its future role in the search industry.
According to a report by the BBC, Yahoo’s head of search, Shashi Seth, said: “Yahoo has been in search, is in search and will continue to be in search.
“That is the stake we have put in the ground. We will continue to show innovation and drive lots of great features and products into the marketplace and wow our users.”
The press conference also provided Yahoo with an opportunity to speak about a number of new features, currently under development, which the firm said were part of the “next generation of search.”