This is why I use Google instead of Bing

[Studio384]

No, it's the other way around, Google copied Bing's design, Googles  categories used to be on the left hand side, now they are horizontaly, Bing had this from the start. Google Image search is also a design copie from Bing.

It's also funny how Bing almost exactly copies Google's layout. The only thing missing is a postscript saying "Inspired by Google" ;)

[MikeChipshop Member]

The fact of the matter is that despite very poor grammar, both search engines answered the same, albeit basic, question.

[snaphat (Myles Landwehr) Member]

No, it's the other way around, Google copied Bing's design, Googles  categories used to be on the left hand side, now they are horizontaly, Bing had this from the start. Google Image search is also a design copie from Bing.

Why do we care either way? Why does it matter who copied what features as long as X, Y, Z are good features? It's like making the argument that everyone is bad because they copied off of Xerox for the GUI. It's completely irrelevant from a usability and what is better standpoint.

[Torolol]

Why do we care either way? Why does it matter who copied what features as long as X, Y, Z are good features? It's like making the argument that everyone is bad because they copied off of Xerox for the GUI. It's completely irrelevant from a usability and what is better standpoint.

i blame the patent mentality for that, and how lawyers profitings from it.

[snaphat (Myles Landwehr) Member]

i blame the patent mentality for that, and how lawyers profitings from it.

I'm sure both google and ms would be patenting their top menu layouts if they could... :-D

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I use BOTH Google and Bing! :o

[Matthew_Thepc]

Historique ?

that happens simply because bing thought you will search in whatever language that "Historique" words belong to.

if you change the language settings into English, this would happens:

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I *think* it's french :D

but yeah, that screenshot (yours) is what I see when I search for that error too.

[Shiranui]

Perhaps bing simply refused to deal with your poor grammar.

 

Yay! Another like-magnet.

[Nick H. Supervisor]

I used Google because it was the best search engine at the time. I continue to use Google because other search engines offer everything that Google did right, but they don't offer any additional helpful features that I would use on a daily basis.

[Skiver Veteran]

I would say I use google most because I use google chrome which defaults to using google as its search engine.

 

However as the OP pointed out, the interactive side of things like that do make a lot of sense.

[XerXis]

Historique ?

that happens simply because bing thought you will search in whatever language that "Historique" words belong to.

if you change the language settings into English, this would happens:

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Has nothing to do with the language, keeping the language in french but changing the search local to US makes a huge difference however. Bing is simply not usuable in the rest of the world, and I have no idea why Microsoft chose to do that :s

[Andre S. Veteran]

Historique ?

that happens simply because bing thought you will search in whatever language that "Historique" words belong to.

if you change the language settings into English, this would happens:

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I also have Google in French and I don't need to manually set it to the language I'm currently using to search.

[Studio384]

Wrong, on a point, they devide by 0.

unfortunately there is mathematical proof that 1=0 http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ffiles/10001.1-8.shtml

[Ice_Blue]

This is what I get when I type "maps" into Bing:

 

I do not live in the US or UK.

 

[dead.cell]

No, it's the other way around, Google copied Bing's design, Googles  categories used to be on the left hand side, now they are horizontaly, Bing had this from the start. Google Image search is also a design copie from Bing.

Honestly, I don't understand why we worry about such petty things. For search engines, what matters is the results more than anything, and unfortunately for Bing, the accuracy they hold in comparison to Google, coupled with the way they display their results sometimes has me going back to Google every time.

 

I say this as someone who would love more than anything to get away from Google and all their privacy invasion nonsense, Google+ garbage, and so forth. Still, after 2 months on Bing and constantly going back to Google, I've just taken Bing off my favorites bar. I just can't use it, and I'm quite sick of trying to force myself onto it.

 

Has nothing to do with the language, keeping the language in french but changing the search local to US makes a huge difference however. Bing is simply not usuable in the rest of the world, and I have no idea why Microsoft chose to do that :s

I think Microsoft needs to get some great minds from across the globe in on their teams to get their products and services up to snuff outside the US. Seems to be an ongoing trend in which I hear people say this. I'm American, but I do feel for my brothers across the pond...

[fusi0n]

this site has just become one giant flame/fan boy war. 

[Gerowen]

Just saw this and it reminded me of this topic, :p