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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."
Yes, the mac link appears under the google results. However, the other top google results are all about the Windows OS. The bing results has NO results about Windows OS on the first page.
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You've been marked "informative" but I think the phrase "can't read" is more appropriate. If you Read The Frakking Article, it states that Bing is now returning non-biased results, due to their old biased system being exposed publicly.
Apparently Microsoft programmers did some quick cover-up, like a bunch of 1940s-era Germans digging-up bodies and burning them to hide the evidence. Microsoft was exposed by the media, and now MS is trying to pretend it never happened.
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The same search, "Why is Windows so expensive" in google has the "Why are Macs so expensive" page as 8th.
This article is garbage ... put the same query on the google search and almost the same results come up. Including Why are Macs so Expensive...
You are either delusional or full of crap. They are nothing alike.
... ... ... can save money by buying more advanced parts for a windows computer. Also, they are expensive ... ... If I feel like Sony are charging too much for a Laptop with Windows I can get a ...
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This is the result from Bing:
News about Why is Windows so expensive
Why are Mac's So Expensive? - Yahoo! Answers
why so expensive?. - Games for Windows Live
Why are vinyl windows so expensive? who provides them cheapest
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Why are windows hosting providers so expensive? - Community Server
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Why are Macbooks so expensive? - Yahoo! Answers
WikiAnswers - Why are Apple Macs so expensive
Apple and Mac question: Why are Apple Macs so expensive? Macs are no more expensive
Windows Embedded Blog : Why is OSS Commercial Software So Expensive?
Why are Macs so expensive? - TechSpot Troubleshooting
Why are Macs so expensive?
Why are Macs so expensive? techradar.com â" There are some good reasons not to choose a Mac when you
Why fish is so expensive! - Windows Live
This is the result from Google:
Why Windows Vista and Office 2007 are so Expensive  The Firefox
Is Windows getting more expensive? - CNET News
Windows 7 to be âoemore expensiveâ than Vista, XP
Writing on the Wall: Why Windows is so expensive
Why are vinyl windows so expensive? who provides them cheapest
Omfg Vista Is so Expensive - Windows Vista and Windows 7
Why are HDTV wall mounts so expensive?
Why is the IBM thinkpad x301 laptop so expensive with mediocre
Why are Macs so expensive? | News | TechRadar UK
Gizmodo - The World's Most Expensive Copy of Windows XP - XP
I am not sure how you got modded +5 insightful, but the only article in common is the "Why are Macs so expensive?" from TechRadar. Microsoft's results are obviously significantly skewed. I would encourage you to "get the facts"!
No, Bing links to a Yahoo answers page in which the actually text of the article contains the search terms several times("Windows" once, "Mac" once, "expensive" once, and Microsoft" twice). The article google returns, while having the same title, is a techradar.com article that doesn't mention windows. The Google results article and the Bing results article. YMMV