In a bid to boost its Web search traffic, Microsoft on Monday announced a deal that will make its Live Search the default on Hewlett-Packard personal computers shipped in the U.S. and Canada, starting in January. The deal also calls for HP, the world’s largest PC maker, to install copies of Internet Explorer with an extra Live Search toolbar on those computers. Microsoft said the toolbar also links to HP services such as its Snapfish digital photo printing site.
