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Has Bing Already Overtaken Yahoo?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the very-good-name dept.

nk497 writes "Microsoft's newly revamped search tool Bing has already overtaken Yahoo in the US and globally, according to StatsCounter. The net traffic watcher said Bing has topped Yahoo 16.28% to 10.22% in the US, and 5.62% to 5.13% globally. Though the firm noted Bing's popularity may drop off after the excitement wears off, the firm also said: 'Steve Ballmer is quoted as saying that he wanted Microsoft to become the second biggest search engine within five years. Following the breakdown in talks to acquire Yahoo at a cost of $40 billion it looks as if he may have just achieved that with Bing much sooner and a lot cheaper than anticipated.' Google, of course, still leads by a considerable margin."

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  1. Re:Not really by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Frankly i find bing a bit annoying. Mainly because i couldn't "not" use the stupid thing,at least in IE8(sister's comp got upgraded over the weekend). I couldn't figure out how to turn it off and other novices are probably in the same boat. At least i know a little about computers,someone who just surfs the web and does email hasn't a chance. That's probably why they have the numbers they do, but thats just a guess.
    luck.

  2. Re:Not really by m.ducharme · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I find it really easy to disable Microsoft's search engine.

    1) Open IEx
    2) search for "firefox" or "opera" or whatever
    3) click the first link that has "download" in the description.
    4) download and install.

    It's been working like a charm for years now.

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  3. Re:Not really by Rogerborg · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Well... thanks for that.

    Here, have a fat free chocolate brownie recipe. Puts less on your hips than karma whoring.

    Ingredients

    • 3/4 cup flour
    • 6 tablespoons cocoa powder
    • 3/4 cup sugar
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
    • 3 egg whites
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

    Directions

    1. Combine the flour, cocoa, sugar, salt, stir to mix.
    2. Stir in the applesauce, vanilla, egg whites.
    3. Fold in the nuts if desired.
    4. Spray an 8 x 8 pan with cooking spray, spread the batter evenly in the pan, and bake in a preheated 325 oven for 23-25 minutes, or until the edges are firm and the center almost set.
    5. Cool to room temp, cut into squares and eat.
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