Microsoft Bing Goes Down Due to Mistake

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[citation][nom]bnd1989[/nom]I simply don't like bing because they try to censored the result.so I will use Google for now.[/citation]

That would be any search engine that takes payment to skew the results returned. Bing, Google and Yahoo all do this.
 
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Really? Once upon a time, I try to search "serial number for Windows 7 RC" with bing. And guess what? I don't find anything. Then I tried google and find what I'm looking for.

Yeah, it's because someone pay them, so it will show you something that will benefit someone who pay them.
Atleast google only show us ad. (Well, I don't have evidence to say that.)
 
[citation][nom]bnd1989[/nom]lolReally? Once upon a time, I try to search "serial number for Windows 7 RC" with bing. And guess what? I don't find anything. Then I tried google and find what I'm looking for.Yeah, it's because someone pay them, so it will show you something that will benefit someone who pay them.Atleast google only show us ad. (Well, I don't have evidence to say that.)[/citation]

Yours is a good argument for using both. In my experience, I have had both Google and Bing miss on searches. That is why I use both. You say the result is censored, but that is just silly since you only have ancedotal evidence that such is the case. Both engines can be hit or miss. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. To say otherwise is just pushing your own agenda.
 
Miss? I prefer to say it disappear. It's more than miss.
After that incident I try to put another word, and the result is same. In my dictionary miss is when one or two result is different.

Yes, of course they both have strengths and weaknesses. I don't denied it.
so I will use Google for now.
If Bing can show everything even it is something terrible for Microsoft, then I will think again to use Bing. But for now I stick with Google.
(Most of the time I succeed to found something that I search with Google.)
 
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Your asserting that there is something sinister about a search result that is incomplete. You are basing that on pure speculation. "Most of the time I succeed to found something that I search with Google." Maybe Google is keeping you from seeing things they don't want you to see. I will not assert that because I have not proof and neither do you.
 
How about this, you take "serial number for Windows 7 RC" to Bing, and compare it with Google.

Maybe Google is keeping you from seeing things they don't want you to see. I will not assert that because I have not proof and neither do you.
Yep. You're right. Once again I don't denied that.

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So tell me what is the result of "serial number for Windows 7 RC" searching?
 
You are basing your entire argument on one search. Wow.
I hope you don't live your whole life with that much diligence.
BTW. I got results on both searches.
Not sure what your issue is on this one.
 
After that incident I try to put another word, and the result is same.
That's what I wrote.

The issue? Bing did not show article or news that contain Serial Number of Windows 7 RC. But Google show everything. At least in my country it show article that contain Serial Number for Windows 7 RC. (And if I change the word a little it will show some loader for Win 7)

Well, maybe in your country it's different.
Maybe Bing only do this to my country.
Or maybe bing only do this to me. lol...

sorry for double post, I accidentally push the submit button.
 
bnd1989
Not sure why you don't see what I am seeing.
On a side note, not sure about now, but I had to go to Bing to get links for Google Wave when it was in its testing phase. Google would not return any links on their own program.

The bottom line is that if you use only one search engine, you may be limiting what you see. Both engines filter results based on their own desires and on the folks that pay to get pushed up the line in the results. Neither Google or Microsoft are non-profits.
 
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