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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."
Like gold, the price of brushed aluminium is at an all-time high.
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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??