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7 out of 10 Google users prefer Bing
These (shocking?) results come after Microsoft hired a research firm to look into how 'transient' we Internet searchers are. Do we stick to Google through loyalty, or purely because there's no adequate replacement? I've always thought it was more of the latter: the Internet is all about scoring the best free ride. We continually hop from service to service as monthly fees are introduced, or if another site has functionality that we require.
This report suggests that Bing might be just as good as Google, or even better. With that knowledge in hand, Microsoft merely has to temporarily shift people to its new search engine -- and they'll stick. Be ready to see a lot more Bing-related special offers!
[via digital inspiration]
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsAdamDec 3rd 2009 4:52PM
Are you really going to start drawing conclusions from a study that had a sample size of 15? What a lot of garbage.
Sebastian AnthonyDec 3rd 2009 4:56PM
Damn straight! I'm even going to round up from 6.6 to 7!
chrisDec 3rd 2009 4:56PM
Beat me to it.
chrisDec 3rd 2009 4:56PM
"This report suggests that Bing might be just as good as Google, or even better."
How can this conclusion be made if they only asked 15 people?
KeegdnaBDec 3rd 2009 4:56PM
Competition = Good
Take those same 15 people, replace their ipods with zunes for a week and see what happens.
Sebastian AnthonyDec 3rd 2009 4:57PM
The frickin' apocalypse.
DeoWulfDec 3rd 2009 5:38PM
"What's a radio?"
"Where's the volume?"
"What happened to my music spreadsheets?"
Love my HD, but I feel like that experiment might not work as well ^^;
JamusDec 3rd 2009 5:20PM
A little bit of good old fashioned bribery doesn't hurt either via "Bing Cashback!". Especially leading up to XMas shopping season.
MachramDec 3rd 2009 5:29PM
Bing is better than Google? Bing couldn't find an article on Microsoft's own site! I tried Google after that, and the first result was the one I was looking for. No comment.
SilverrainDec 3rd 2009 7:31PM
Don't you know that Microsoft has NEVER been able to search their own site? Before Google came along, if you found a Knowledge Base on the Microsoft site, you had better bookmark it, or you'd never find it again!
WayneWDec 3rd 2009 7:50PM
I'm an Internet Marketer and the TOP results you get from google are bought and paid for. I'm not bitching. I do it myself.
JRDec 4th 2009 8:26AM
I'm #1 for 10 relevant search terms on Google and I didn't pay a dime. I just used a program to SEO my website.
GavDec 3rd 2009 6:06PM
I like how they chose to put that video on Google owned YouTube rather than Microsoft owned MSN Video.
maf teechrDec 3rd 2009 6:22PM
It's like sneaking into someone's church and telling them you have a better god!
PS_4Dec 3rd 2009 7:06PM
Independent report my ass. This reeks publicity. Just look at the way the videos are staged and cut. Hilarious how MS can't do better than this.
PhoenixDec 3rd 2009 7:21PM
Honestly, I would rather use Bing than Google. I've had different results with Bing than I have with Google. The only reason I continue to use Google is because of Swagbucks. I like earning points for searching. If I can't find the results there, I use Bing. Used to love Google. Still do. I just would prefer to use Bing. Having said that, I prefer GMail over Live Mail. Different services are better than others. And, in any case, to each his/her own.
BlaeroinDec 3rd 2009 7:31PM
Bing is just as crappy as the old MSN search.
GustavoDec 3rd 2009 8:06PM
I wont go into the details if the study has statistical accuracy on such a small scale. But one of the things that has always bother me regarding Bing(MSN) or Yahoo search is that they are focused in very particular markets. If I google ill get results that are relevant to my location (Costa Rica) if i try to search in Bing i get results that are only relevant to Latin America as a whole and they only see a profit in big markets such as argentina or mexico, and that for the rest of us is useless. And as for other apps such as a bing maps is the same result.. we dont get any relevant information, the quality of the imagery is crappy and the information on the maps outdated to say the least. If Microsoft wants to actually make Bing work they should see outside their sandbox (US Market) and actually make their search engine usefull for the rest of people.
netboyDec 3rd 2009 9:44PM
my next phone is Acer Liquid. put that in google! and u get alot of results! i put Acer liquid on bing.com, nothing show up! haha
William WolfDec 4th 2009 6:36AM
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