THE simple reality hurts Microsoft's Bong [sic] because having about 3% in global market share is laughable, especially when one loses over $2 billion per year in this area. Microsoft is trying to compete with Google, but perhaps it just can't understand that by fooling users with fake rankings it simply sends out the message that it's not interested in search, it just wants to decide for users what (mis)information that should get.
“This only reinforces the perception that Microsoft is an innately "bad" company.”"Microsoft Bing bribes Farmville enthusiasts on Facebook with farm," says this report. It would not be the first time that Microsoft is accused of "bribing" to compete with Google [1, 2] and there is also the Verizon deal [1, 2] (Microsoft reportedly paid Verizon half a billion dollars to drop Google).
Microsoft now resorts to brainwash on British TV [1, 2, 3, 4] (Google never did this), it uses US-only numbers from a partner (comScore) to make claims that are difficult to trust because of many conflicts of interests [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], and in MSN we find new changes [1, 2] which Microsoft boosters like Microsoft Nick are advertising in the form of articles and galleries [1, 2]. This is not reporting, but then again, it's Microsoft friends from Ziff Davis [1, 2, 3]. Here is another article about the "new" MSN:
--Remember when Microsoft was, well, Microsoft? The House That Gates Built is trying to stand tall against Google with a newly redesigned page for its portal, MSN.com. The new-and-improved site is a little cleaner and a little fresher, but not significantly different. The main purpose of the page seems to be to steer people to Microsoft's Bing search engine, which is a good deal better than previous Microsoft search offerings but, it must be said, isn't a Google beater.
Now under new management, MySpace is looking to reinvent itself and rise like a Phoenix from the ashes. The once dominant social networking site fell from nearly 70 percent of the social networking market, to only 30 percent in less than a year, and was plummeting on the verge of extinction.
One of the ways that MySpace is looking to build some relevance again is through the Microsoft Outlook social connector feature--giving it some new business credibility it has always lacked. MySpace beat its social networking rival Facebook to the punch to integrate its member information and updates into Microsoft Outlook. Facebook and Windows Live integration is still listed as "coming soon".
Comments
your_friend
2010-03-16 14:13:02
The trust issue is a big deal. Businesses know that they don't have email privacy with Microsoft, so they might as well hand it over to Google. Outlook gains its business trust by promissing to be able to wipe email from a reading device if it's stolen or the user is fired. Android will almost certainly be able to offer a similar service and lock down to those who want it. This is not at odds with computer freedom if the owner of the device is the company not the employee, though there are very real drawbacks to this for the employee.
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2010-03-16 16:56:46
Needs Sunlight
2010-03-17 13:53:35
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Needs Sunlight
2010-03-17 13:48:04
Don't get bingwashed data, go straight to bong's database, Wolfram Alpha. Or use Google or Cuil.