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  • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

    ToddHileHoffer wrote:

    I wonder how many people switched back to google.

    The bigger question is how many people may have noticed it in the first place. Who is using Bing anyway? ;P

    ToddHileHoffer wrote:

    Don't they have a test environment to try all the changes before they put changes in production?

    I would think so but in my experience no matter how much you test in the test environment something escapes to production. This might be one of those things.

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    Christian Graus
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    Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

    Who is using Bing anyway?

    ROTFL - that was my question, too.

    Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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      What's Bing? ;) Marc

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      Marc Clifton wrote:

      What's Bing?

      Your dinners ready...

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      • C Christian Graus

        Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

        Who is using Bing anyway?

        ROTFL - that was my question, too.

        Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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        kinar
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        I am...as well as one in every 10 people using the internet (bing has a 9.9% market share last I checked which was a couple weeks ago). Very rarely do I ever switch back to google for searching anymore. Thier news and maps are still superior to bing though.

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        • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

          ToddHileHoffer wrote:

          I wonder how many people switched back to google.

          The bigger question is how many people may have noticed it in the first place. Who is using Bing anyway? ;P

          ToddHileHoffer wrote:

          Don't they have a test environment to try all the changes before they put changes in production?

          I would think so but in my experience no matter how much you test in the test environment something escapes to production. This might be one of those things.

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          Luc Pattyn
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          Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

          Who is using Bing anyway?

          I don't know. Can we ask Google? or is WolfRamAlpha more appropriate for such question? :)

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          • M Marc Clifton

            What's Bing? ;) Marc

            Will work for food. Interacx

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            peterchen
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            It's the machine that goes "bing", but without the machine.

            Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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            • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

              ToddHileHoffer wrote:

              I wonder how many people switched back to google.

              The bigger question is how many people may have noticed it in the first place. Who is using Bing anyway? ;P

              ToddHileHoffer wrote:

              Don't they have a test environment to try all the changes before they put changes in production?

              I would think so but in my experience no matter how much you test in the test environment something escapes to production. This might be one of those things.

              Click here to get a Google Wave Invite.

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              peterchen
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              I've set it as home page, for the nice picture :) Sometimes I accidentally use it for search, but the results are rather appaling.

              Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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              • T ToddHileHoffer

                http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10409175-56.html?tag=mncol I wonder how many people switched back to google. It also a bit sad that MS can't even keep its own search engine up and running. Don't they have a test environment to try all the changes before they put changes in production?

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                Dan Neely
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                I don't know that snarking is appropriate. Their biggest rival's last major failure[^] took 1/3rd longer to recover from.

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                  I've set it as home page, for the nice picture :) Sometimes I accidentally use it for search, but the results are rather appaling.

                  Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                  Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                  Yes, the pictures are awesome. Once a week I go to Bing site and scroll through all the pictures.

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                  • D Dan Neely

                    I don't know that snarking is appropriate. Their biggest rival's last major failure[^] took 1/3rd longer to recover from.

                    3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                    Lost User
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                    Dan Neely wrote:

                    I don't know that snarking is appropriate.

                    Of course it's appropriate. They both deserve it when they goof up. I doubt either really cares but it provides us a little fun.

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                    • T ToddHileHoffer

                      http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10409175-56.html?tag=mncol I wonder how many people switched back to google. It also a bit sad that MS can't even keep its own search engine up and running. Don't they have a test environment to try all the changes before they put changes in production?

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                      hairy_hats
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                      I didn't notice as I never use it.

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                      • M Mark_Wallace

                        Replace the word "Bing" in the subject with something else, and I might be interested...

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                        Jim Crafton
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                        Peanut Butter? Simon Cowell? Elvira?

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                        • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                          ToddHileHoffer wrote:

                          I wonder how many people switched back to google.

                          The bigger question is how many people may have noticed it in the first place. Who is using Bing anyway? ;P

                          ToddHileHoffer wrote:

                          Don't they have a test environment to try all the changes before they put changes in production?

                          I would think so but in my experience no matter how much you test in the test environment something escapes to production. This might be one of those things.

                          Click here to get a Google Wave Invite.

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                          Dr Walt Fair PE
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                          I much prefer Bing for normal searches. The Google maps are better, but I rarely use Google any more.

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                          • T ToddHileHoffer

                            http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10409175-56.html?tag=mncol I wonder how many people switched back to google. It also a bit sad that MS can't even keep its own search engine up and running. Don't they have a test environment to try all the changes before they put changes in production?

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                            Roger Wright
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                            If Bing gives you a Page Not Found error, does it help to search for it with Google?

                            "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                            • T ToddHileHoffer

                              http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10409175-56.html?tag=mncol I wonder how many people switched back to google. It also a bit sad that MS can't even keep its own search engine up and running. Don't they have a test environment to try all the changes before they put changes in production?

                              I didn't get any requirements for the signature

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                              Member 96
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                              In my experience Google provides superior search results over Bing when it comes to looking for programming information, particularly Microsoft platform programming information.


                              "Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you're about as likely to find someone else interested in it." -- Lore Sjöberg

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                              • T ToddHileHoffer

                                Kevin McFarlane wrote:

                                Google has problems as well you know. Remember that false malware link glitch a while back?

                                I remember gmail being out but I don't ever remember the google search being down.

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                                Kevin McFarlane
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                                Google Search wasn't down as such but it was unusable for a short while, i.e., every link produced a spurious malware message. I can't remember how many minutes it happened for.

                                Kevin

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                                  In my experience Google provides superior search results over Bing when it comes to looking for programming information, particularly Microsoft platform programming information.


                                  "Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you're about as likely to find someone else interested in it." -- Lore Sjöberg

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                                  Roger Wright
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                                  This week Microsoft foolishly asked my opinion of MSDN Search and VS2008 Help in general. In short form, I told them that the only way to find anything remotely relevant to the question asked of MSDN is to search for it using Google.

                                  "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                                    "Emily Deschanel" works for me!

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                                    Mark_Wallace
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                                    This reply will make no use of the word "bone".

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                                    • J Jim Crafton

                                      Peanut Butter? Simon Cowell? Elvira?

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                                      Mark_Wallace
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                                      Jim Crafton wrote:

                                      Peanut Butter? Simon Cowell? Elvira?

                                      Now, there's a trio I hope never to see in the same orgy chamber.

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                                      • M Member 96

                                        In my experience Google provides superior search results over Bing when it comes to looking for programming information, particularly Microsoft platform programming information.


                                        "Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you're about as likely to find someone else interested in it." -- Lore Sjöberg

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                                        ToddHileHoffer
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                                        I agree.

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                                        • R Roger Wright

                                          This week Microsoft foolishly asked my opinion of MSDN Search and VS2008 Help in general. In short form, I told them that the only way to find anything remotely relevant to the question asked of MSDN is to search for it using Google.

                                          "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                                          ToddHileHoffer
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                                          It is true though.

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