The partnership between Amazon.com and Microsoft for search services has led to a massive overhaul of the functionality for A9.com, the search engine operated by Amazon.
A9 gained a cleaner interface and continuous result scrolling while saying goodbye to its toolbar and several other programs, the site announced recently.
Features that competed with similar services to Microsoft look like the big losers in the revamp.
can retrieve them from Amazon. The A9 Instant Rewards program has ended, though.
A9 lost features that matched offerings from Microsoft.
Those include the A9 Toolbar, which should be uninstalled now, A9 Maps, and A9 Yellow Pages including the BlockView images.
Considering the expense Amazon likely incurred in collecting BlockView photos, Microsoft must be paying handsomely for Amazon to shut this down.
Microsoft should also gain more prominence in Amazon's search marketing services, which are offered in conjunction with 
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