Microsoft tackles Google to promote Bing

[Jeremy Proome]

You will be “scroogled” by Google: Microsoft

Microsoft’s ads deride Google as a bad place to do holiday shopping searches

 

[Avenue]

aaah, Microsoft at it again with their fear mongering and misinformation to attract customers, instead of just improving their own offering. The most pathetic company in the world- I can just laugh.

 

[snobee]

Hmm, I tend to also think this is false paranoia marketing by MS.

 

[bridgetroll]

Google.co.za and gmail have been a bit slow for the last few days. I wonder if we've reached the point where corporates start to hire hackers to take out the competition?

 

[MGRobinson]

I used to find Google services gave problems...until I changed service providers - now I find they are really really fast and have not had a problem since.

Google.co.za and gmail have been a bit slow for the last few days. I wonder if we've reached the point where corporates start to hire hackers to take out the competition?

 

[Nuxxy]

Really? Micro$oft commenting on screwing people over? How much does Windows cost again? And Office? Visio? Visual C#?

 

[AlphaJohn]

But this is the new M$ that does not deal in FUD, they have changed.... really....

I find this as funny as the Microsoft poke at Gmail man when Google consolidated their services only to do the same but weeks later.

 

[Biscuit1018]

aaah, Microsoft at it again with their fear mongering and misinformation to attract customers, instead of just improving their own offering. The most pathetic company in the world- I can just laugh.

Whilst I think MS are being trivial they do have a point.

You shouldn't dismiss it because there is criticism of a company you lve

This isn't about Search
It's Google Shopping (http://www.google.com/shopping)

Google Shopping is in no way search
You pay to get listed and how much you pay influences your search

Now some customers may think they are getting unbiased rankings or that they are seeing a complete picture - they arent

On a separate note this is way below a Google standard product.
Even below a beta product

MS dont need to warn anyone because Google Shopping is awful

Serach, GMail, maps etc are magnificent