Yahoo slowly gained more search share after its deal with Firefox as the browser's default search engine in December 2014. A month later, Google is trying to get back its search market share by asking Firefox users to make them the default search engine.
Whenever a Firefox user visits Google, it displays a small message on top, asking if the user wants to make Google the default search engine, according to 9 To 5 Google. The user can then choose to click "Sure" or "No thanks."
In another message from the tech giant, it asks if the Firefox user wants to make Google as the homepage. The messages only appear to Firefox users running a Windows OS.
Google also tweeted a link, which outlines the specific steps on how to make them the default search engine.
Meanwhile, Yahoo is also offering the option to switch to Firefox in its home page, Web Pro News reported.
In December 2014, Yahoo saw its highest search share in the United States with 10.4 percent from 8.6 percent in November. While Google dropped down from 77.3 percent in November down to 75.2 percent in December.
American Internet analytics firm comScore posted statistics regarding the search market shares from December 2014. It found that Google still takes the first spot with 12.2 billion core searches, while Yahoo gained 2.2 billion, increasing by 21 percent.
Yahoo is also trying out a revamped search results page, which is almost identical to that of Google's. Bing is also reported to test the Google-like results page as well.