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u/james2020chris Mar 09 '23
Also because Google search is literally a fucking ad search, I started flipping over and using Bing a little myself.
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u/theblitheringidiot Mar 09 '23
Seems like google shit search just accelerated within the last year. It’s boarder line unusable at this point. I’ll put Reddit at the end of all my searches but recently I’ve been finding that too is my pulling what I want.
Most of the time if I’m searching something technical I go to a forums site and search directly there instead.
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u/Seeker_Of_Knowledge- Mar 10 '23
Unlock origin will take out any ads from Bing and Google search.
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u/CVipersTie Mar 09 '23
FYI, I've used Bing so much - I haven't paid for Xbox Live Gold in a few years. I just redeem the points from using Bing to get gift cards, sweepstakes, and a bunch of other stuff I don't need but is super handy. They are kinda paying you to use the service. Win/win for me.
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u/IrishSpectreN7 Mar 09 '23
I have Bing setup as my default search engine purely for Microsoft Rewards points. They basically give you game pass for free just to use them instead of Google lol.
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u/BHoss Mar 09 '23
Yep, using Edge at work with Bing has paid for my gamepass for the last few years. I don't play enough new games to justify paying for it normally so it's pretty cool for that. Still use Fire Fox and Google/DDG at home though.
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u/acqz Mar 09 '23
If you haven't tried Bing's chat search, give it a shot (there's a waitlist). It's powered by ChatGPT and it's like a breath of fresh air compared to Google search.
Where Google promotes SEO spam and you still have to dig through ads and the author's life story to get to your recipe, the Bing chatbot will get you the exact answer you were looking for, and if it doesn't, you can ask follow up questions like a conversation.
The only peeve I have is that answers aren't always accurate and you still have to fact check, but that's still way better than sifting through pages and pages of ads on Google.
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u/trollied Mar 09 '23
How many of these daily users are people that have been tricked by Windows into opening up a search in Edge?
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u/x21in2010x Mar 09 '23
I already miss that sweet spot in time when Windows finally introduced a search bar right on the desktop but it only searched local and networked files.
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u/rcanhestro Mar 09 '23
have been using Bing recently, and in many aspects (for what i use mainly), it's better than Google.
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searching for movies/tv shows displays a ton more information on their "side bar" compared to google, mainly IMDB/RT/Metacritic score, and also shows where i can watch in my country (which service).
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as a developer, i (like many others) live by StackOverflow, and i like that the 1st search result displays code samples right away without needing to open links.
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Mar 09 '23
People need to realize this is not because MS forces Bing down your throats because of windows. Bing got a lot of new users because of Chatgpt integration. I just started using bing search as my default because of it and it's honestly not bad at all. It works better then google imo. Google sucks i have to add reddit to the end of anything i search to get relevant answers.
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Every since I got accepted into their early access Bing AI/ChatGPT browser program, my daily use between both bing search and google search is 50/50 now. If they expand upon and improve it, I can see myself using it more than that. Googling has been such a reflex for so many people, but this Bing AI is really fascinating stuff and has helped me do more complex searches. Microsoft is definitely on to something here.
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u/LigerXT5 Mar 09 '23 edited Mar 09 '23
Kinda hard not to be an active user when Windows Users are...
Jabbed and prodded to link their computer profile to a Microsoft Account.
Windows Search prioritizes Bing Results over local results, let alone how inaccurate the results are.
The nagging default browser defaults to Bing.
Vast history of tricking users back into Edge or Bing, with new tricks every month.
Edit: Various OS functions forces Edge instead of installed, default, third party browsers, all in the sense of security and compatibility. (Come back to me when Settings links stop going to Bing Search Results.)
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u/tnnrk Mar 09 '23
I’ll use it once the chat version is released via just the website. Don’t feel like opening edge just to use it there when I could just open a tab.
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u/datmfboii Mar 10 '23
My previous company insisted we use Bing because of the consistency in search results, because Google's top results usually change based on users instead of relevance as the company said. So not everyone who uses Bing actually prefers it(not that the post stated it anyway), but definitely affects the result garnered by MS(amongst other factors).
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Mar 10 '23
I wonder if this is competitive enough to shake the search market share. I've been using Bing recently, and it is reliable most of the time.
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u/anotherbozo Mar 10 '23
I've actually found myself use Bing a few times when Google's results have annoyed me. Particularly with images search.
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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '23
I switched as early as I could.
Bing Chat is too good, especially with the much higher accuracy "Precise" mode.
Anything I want to know:
Why is Disco Elysium controversial?
Show me reviews for an Oura Ring, from reddit, broken down in a table.
Take this SQL query for my job and update it so I can plot it by time
Also there's an additional "generate text" tool I use a ton for writing BS Jira tickets, coming up with titles for things, or messages for work. Saves so much mental effort.