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Old 09-22-2011, 05:47 PM   #9
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All I use is Bing. I hate google. To me bing brings up better results especially with pictures.


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Old 09-22-2011, 09:20 PM   #10
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Re: Microsoft has lost $5.5 billion on Bing since launch

I used bing when it was first released. At the time, MS was giving anywhere from 10-40% cash back for purchases made using bing. I saved at least $200 on 4-5 purchases.

Other than that, I used Google/firefox.
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Old 09-22-2011, 09:31 PM   #11
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Old 09-23-2011, 01:20 PM   #12
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I've never used Bing and never will. Google is my go to engine on any device. Browser wise it's Safari and secondary Chrome.
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Old 09-23-2011, 01:41 PM   #13
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Re: Microsoft has lost $5.5 billion on Bing since launch

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Originally Posted by GAMEC0CK2002
I used bing when it was first released. At the time, MS was giving anywhere from 10-40% cash back for purchases made using bing. I saved at least $200 on 4-5 purchases.
Anyone think this might be why they're out $5.5 billion?
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Old 09-23-2011, 01:54 PM   #14
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Re: Microsoft has lost $5.5 billion on Bing since launch

My girlfriend actually works for Microsoft in a capacity where part of her job is trying to generate Bing traffic. MS is definitely all in for Bing, and as a result, most metrics-based bonuses are tied to it. That said, when she needs to get stuff done at work, Google is the go to.
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i got about $40-50 in MS Points from the Bing Bar/Bing Rewards program.
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Old 09-26-2011, 10:34 PM   #16
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I have never and will never use Bing. I don't see myself using any search engine that isn't a specialty engine indefinitely. It's just far too easy to type what I'm looking for in my address bar and google it.
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