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Bing Search Tainted By Pro-Microsoft Results

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the first-be-evil dept.

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."

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  1. Re:And? by NickFortune · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Surprised, why?

    Surprised it took them this long, perhaps.

    Microsoft always do this with search engines. They seem to start from the assumption that any query represents a user problem, for which there exists a Microsoft based solution. Looked at that way, a search engine becomes an exercise in derailing the users interest, and redirecting into more profitable channels.

    It never seems to occur to them that people might be genuinely interested in results that reflect what they actually want.

    And then they wonder why all their search engines fail.

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    Don't let THEM immanentize the Eschaton!
  2. Re:And? by siloko · · Score: 5, Interesting

    And even funnier - search for "Why is Microsoft Windows so expensive?" and the fifth result is a slashdot article entitled: "Why is OSS Commercial Software So Expensive?"!

  3. Re:And? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    And even funnier - search for "Why is Microsoft Windows so expensive?" and the fifth result is a slashdot article entitled: "Why is OSS Commercial Software So Expensive?"!

    Try this : why are macs so awesome?

    Top 2:

    ALL RESULTS
    1-9 of 1,370,000 resultsÂ

            1) Why Macs Suck - Funny videos

              2) Why are Macs so crap at gaming?