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Bing Search Tainted By Pro-Microsoft Results
bdcny7927 writes "Just as Bing is gaining popularity, some disturbingly pro-Microsoft and anti-Apple search results are rearing their ugly heads. Case in point: a search on Bing for the phrase, 'Why is Windows so expensive?' returned this as the top link: 'Why are Macs so expensive.' That's right. You're not hallucinating."
... why are Macs so expensive?
For example Expedia. Perhaps travel queries are tainted too. And who knows what else.
The real WTF is: why this story wasn't posted by kdawson?
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Maybe he's requesting a dupe?
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The surprise isn't that Microsoft is doing it, but rather that cio.com is the one calling them on it--a site aimed at upper management. This isn't fanboy-complaining, but business-complaining, something that will hit acceptance of Bing in the corporate environment.
Bingo
But it isn't a search engine, it is the world's first decision enigne.
Obviously it decided that OSX is too expensive.
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Stop introducing facts into this discussion. We're here to bash Microsoft.
That's funny. When I did the same search for "Why is Microsoft Windows so expensive?" the fifth result for me had the title "Why Is Windows So Cheap?"
Bingo Is Not Google Obviously??
OMG I can't believe it! You're right! This is a bit too blatant to be true, but there it is.
Also in the results: "Why do macs cost so much" etc....what the hell has cost got to do with it now?