Microsoft unveils Bing

Microsoft cited study results indicating that an estimated 30 percent of online searches are abandoned out of frustration and that searchers often fail to get what they seek on a first try.
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I wonder what search engine this research is based on. I would bet another R5 on it not being research based on Google searches.

But, the bottom line is that Google is fast. You can open the page fast, type in what you want, and click search and wham .. instant results. Before even thinking of competing, MS had better get rid of their slowness. I hate accessing any MS site because it always takes so damn long to load.
 
finding what you want is an art with Google. You have to know which terms will be the most likely to be found in a unique way... and when to use quotation marks to further isolate the search term. I must say, I'm getting pretty good at it.
 
Hmm just another thought. This 'Bing' directs you to a site that loads a video. Something that one of my clever Firefox addons prevents from loading. International bandwidth is expensive. ;)
 
Google is too big and they somehow think that they "own" the internet. Adsense: big bloody rip off of webmasters. Google Groups: completely farked up usenet by allowing anonymous users to troll from their servers. Google Analytics: how to slow your website down and give them even more knowledge they shouldn't have.
 
Tanarri said:
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I'm afraid I must disagree. :p Implications will be catastrophic... and then what? Microsoft buys Google? Heaven forbid that ever happening, please.
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I agree to disagree too. If Microsoft had to gain some sort of upper hand we'd end up paying $$$ per search via some Microsoft-thing requiring enormous resources to get anywhere. Grow Google, Grow!! ;)
 
And then there's this review which says Bling search results are better, but Google's brand name trumps Bling's quality results.

Understand that Bing is a good search engine. It may even be an excellent one. If you ever use it, I think you'll love it. Bing actually organizes its general search results better than Google does, and does an admirable job of predigesting the Web for you. Not that any of that really matters.

... If you're living in Google's services (or Yahoo's, for that matter), it's unlikely you'll ever spend much time with Bing. That's a shame, because Bing really is search done right.

...It's likely that Google will match many of Bing's features in time. But I don't know how quickly Google can turn the boat around on what I call "clutter creep." Years ago I lauded Google for staying the course on its clear and uncluttered design. The homepage still follows this model—though not to the letter (hey, there's an offer to download Chrome!), but the search results have become a sea of blue links. Contextual ad links are everywhere, and I find it harder and harder to know which results are relevant. This is something Google must fix, and soon. Not that I think Bing will somehow topple Google in the interim. In the world of search, Google is the Microsoft and Microsoft is the Apple—the clear underdog. The difference, of course, is that I'm not sure anyone is pulling for Microsoft to triumph over Google.
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Empiricism Philosopher said:
Google gives out alot of junk and you must know what and how to type to get what you want.
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Welcome to the internet!


about bing...
Useless if you are conservative with your bandwidth... I mean loading background pictures? wtf? is this some tween myspace page?
I want to search ffs!
 
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Aqua_lung said:
Useless if you are conservative with your bandwidth... I mean loading background pictures? wtf? is this some tween myspace page?
I want to search ffs!
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The google logo and the small bing background wouldn't bring such a big difference to load time unless you still on dial-up.
Also what some people keep forgetting is that the web is growing, sites are becoming way more advanced and use more bw, that means nothing overseas, bu they aren't gonna slow down dev on new things because our stupid country can't get it's act together to provide better internet.

Google is a general search engine whereas Bing is aimed more at news, lifestyle(holidays, flights, home, etc), etc.

They each have their pro's and con's and you can't make a remark about performance or usability until you have tested it.

Read this review because it talks about where each one is better when comparing google to bing.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10251432-2.html
 
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