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Microsoft Announces Windows 8.1 With Bing To Sell Cheaper Devices

Posted by Soulskill on from the borrowing-from-amazon's-playbook dept.

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. So.... by CTU · · Score: 3, Insightful

    install the browser of choice and this only means you got a copy of 8.1 that was a bit cheaper without any real difference? Gotcha, besides not like the majority of computer users are still using IE so in truth this would only matter to the small perce=nt of users who both don't download a different browser or know/care to change the default search engine.

    1. Re:So.... by symbolset · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Or install Linux, now without the Microsoft tax.

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  2. 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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  3. Bing == FAIL! by whoever57 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I tried the "Bing it On" website when it was being heavily advertised on TV. Guess what: the Bing results failed to load (server problems). Utter failure.

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  4. 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

  5. Can you upgrade by rossdee · · Score: 3, Informative

    Can you upgrade it (for free) to Win 7 and Seamonkey?

    You'd have to pay me a lot to use Win 8.x

  6. Antitrust by Nethemas+the+Great · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sounds like their fishing for another round of EU antitrust proceedings.

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    1. Re:Antitrust by Nethemas+the+Great · · Score: 3, Informative

      Err. in case the Nazis show up... "they're".

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  7. Bing = site for searching for Firefox by tepples · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Just as Internet Explorer is "program for downloading Firefox", Bing is "web site for searching for Firefox". Use Bing in IE once to find Firefox. Then you can install Firefox without the Bing.

    Or s/Firefox/Chrome/g in the above if that's your cup of tea. Personally, I'll have the egg, sausage, and bacon with a Diet Mtn Dew.

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

    Do they work perfectly under Windows?