Windows Phone removed the family resemblance, but only temporarily as the Live Tiles presentation became the default look for Windows 8.

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Interestingly, Microsoft chose Yandex over Bing as a default search engine for Windows 8 phones in Russia and in Turkey.

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And, according to Microsoft Russia CEO Nikolai Pryanishnikov, Yandex will soon become the default search engine for Windows 8 phones in all other CIS markets.

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