Microsoft goes after Google, unleashes Bing

From Reuters:

Microsoft Corp is revamping its search engine to counter the dominance of Google Inc in the Web search and related advertising business.

The world's largest software company, which is still in talks with Yahoo Inc over a potential partnership, has long been determined to play a major role in the lucrative Web search market after watching upstart Google take a stranglehold.

Microsoft, which has been testing the search engine internally under the name Kumo for several months, plans to introduce the new service, re-christened "Bing," over the next few days, with a full launch next Wednesday. The service will be available at www.bing.com.

Link for more. It's worth a try, I suppose.

umm....no?

umm....no?

psn_Jaimzl

Why does Microsoft always use these crappy soundind names that they thing will be catchy? Zune for iPod, Bing for Google? I mean, come on "Hey I binged the that word you told me to" "I Binged that topic" "Let me Bing that for you"

if it works better for me, i'll usecomp_atkins

Why does Microsoft always use these crappy soundind names that they thing will be catchy? Zune for iPod, Bing for Google? I mean, come on "Hey I binged the that word you told me to" "I Binged that topic" "Let me Bing that for you"

DazedDarkness

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umm....no?

blackngold29

what a stupid nameFranko_3

I will try it once it is released.

[QUOTE="Franko_3"]what a stupid nameEddie5vs1

"bring it" "blog it" "bing it" THE INTERWEBZ IZ CONFUZING

I can't wait to start using it as a verb "Hold on, let me Bing that and find out"spazzx625

Man Microsoft is after everything. When do they stop! I guess I will give it a try but google is just fine for me.Avistann

google>>>everything

what a stupid nameFranko_3

[QUOTE="Franko_3"]what a stupid nameOntain

what a stupid nameFranko_3

I will not mind using Bing to google things I need to find on the internet.

I'm with Google, and i also have an Iphone like every normal person does. Just to clearly state my position.

[QUOTE="Franko_3"]what a stupid namescfan3

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[QUOTE="Franko_3"]what a stupid nameFranko_3

what a stupid nameFranko_3

Why does Microsoft always use these crappy soundind names that they thing will be catchy? Zune for iPod, Bing for Google? I mean, come on "Hey I binged the that word you told me to" "I Binged that topic" "Let me Bing that for you"

DazedDarkness

To be fair, I don't think google is exactly a great name either, we're just so used to it that it doesn't sound wierd anymore...

[QUOTE="Franko_3"]what a stupid nameblack_cat19

Why does Microsoft always use these crappy soundind names that they thing will be catchy? Zune for iPod, Bing for Google? I mean, come on "Hey I binged the that word you told me to" "I Binged that topic" "Let me Bing that for you"

DazedDarkness

To be fair, I don't think google is exactly a great name either, we're just so used to it that it doesn't sound wierd anymore...

If it requires IE to use it then they can just go shove it where the sun dont shine because that browser is a pain in the ass.

I'm a Binger now! It's look more refined... All you googlers can google off!

what a stupid nameFranko_3

For this to be successful it can't be the run of the mill search engine, I has to be above and beyond google.

Bing? Are they expecting us to make a lot of cool fad statements with Bing in it ? TormentedHero

what a stupid nameFranko_3