Switching to Bing

[Hellsmk2]

I actually like Bing and I think most of the stick it gets is because it's a Microsoft product and nothing to do with how it functions. I really do think at the moment, on balance it's a better search tool


Yours,

W Gates.

There is nothing annoys me more at work than when IE sets itself to Bing as default and I accidently do a search in it. The results it brings up are utterly terrible and rarely relevant to what I want.

I also think MS in general are pretty awesome.

EXAMPLE: Do a search for a small bird that is also a womans body part in Google and Bing. Only one brings up what 99% of the world want.

 

[Disco Boy]

Bing is terrible, it's the default search engine on computers in my university department which is annoying.

 

[Over Clocker]

Any search engine that is not Google plainly sucks....

 

[Glaucus]

EXAMPLE: Do a search for a small bird that is also a womans body part in Google and Bing. Only one brings up what 99% of the world want.

try turning safe mode of ejit

 

[Cosimo]

Any search engine that is not Google plainly sucks....

The whole truth and nothing but the truth.

 

[freebooter]

There are a couple of google and bing comparison sites which search in both and display the results side by side.

http://www.bing-vs-google.com/
http://www.bingandgoogle.com/

I saw this search recomended for privacy, has anyone used it much? Seems a little slower to me but not by much.

http://eu.ixquick.com/uk/

 

[Jambo]

I don't care if Google know I'm a pervert.

 

[Azagoth]

Every time I see this mentioned I can't help but think of Ned Ryerson!

 

[G|mp]

Google Android Phone
Google Corporate Email
Google Home Page

I don't really get a choice and Google RoXorZ.

 

[Mobius 1]

Google Android Phone
Google Corporate Email
Google Home Page

I don't really get a choice and Google RoXorZ.

im in the same boat. so i cant change

 

[wannabedamned]

I've noticed Bing isnt too bad aswell. Fresh installs of Internet explorer 8 default to it. I change it to google still as it's the norm now, But Bing is far from a bad search engine. It's pretty good from what I've seen. It no doubt suffers from the usual Microsoft stigma unfortunately.

 

[Over Clocker]

I actually don't understand why people care if Google monitor their searches?

 

[Mobius 1]

I actually don't understand why people care if Google monitor their searches?

doesn't it make searching easier in the end if they know what people are looking for?

 

[dangerstat]

doesn't it make searching easier in the end if they know what people are looking for?

That is not true, it does make searching easier.

 

[tntcoder]

I actually don't understand why people care if Google monitor their searches?

They are worried it can be tied back to them as an individual, this can lead to profiling which is pretty bad also bad if you're doing illegal stuff.

 

[PGdude]

There are a couple of google and bing comparison sites which search in both and display the results side by side.

http://www.bing-vs-google.com/
http://www.bingandgoogle.com/

I saw this search recomended for privacy, has anyone used it much? Seems a little slower to me but not by much.

http://eu.ixquick.com/uk/

Bing just passed my test.


Bing is the way to go guys, it recognises that when you search Racer X, you're obviously searching for the best metal band in existence in all of time and space.

 

[Over Clocker]

The average Joe on ocuk forums should have nothing to worry about though....

 

[Mobius 1]

oh i see. thats why. oh well, glad i dont use google for anything illegal

 

[NathanE]

Actually that Bing vs Google site just shows how bad Google really is at some stuff... but because it's the defacto search engine nobody notices!

 

[xGBHxPegasus]

Google does what I need it too so ill just stick with it