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Microsoft Announces Windows 8.1 With Bing To Sell Cheaper Devices

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft today confirmed the rumors of a new edition of its latest operating system by unveiling Windows 8.1 with Bing. The company says the main purpose of the new SKU is to allow its hardware partners to sell lower-cost Windows devices; the first ones with the new edition will be announced next month at Computex in Tapei. Windows 8.1 with Bing is exactly like Windows 8.1 with the recently released Windows 8.1 Update, with one major difference: Bing is set as the default search engine in Internet Explorer. Users can still change that option in IE's search engine settings, but OEMs do not have that luxury."

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  1. Excellent by BilI_the_Engineer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Google just cannot compare to Bing. I'm a rabid, frothing Binger for one reason: There is nothing that Bing cannot find! Bing found a cure for my uncle's cancer. Bing found the answer to all well-known unsolved math problems. Wherever you go, people prefer Bing over Google.

    Don't believe me? Bing it on, you insignificant insect! Luddites such as you are unwelcome in the 21st century!

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  2. Re:Waiter! by rubycodez · · Score: 5, Funny

    well, there's bing, IE 11, widows 8.1 and bing, that's not got much bing in it

  3. Re:I'll name some names by kthreadd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do they work perfectly under Windows?