Zap_Brannigan Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 So you are saying that MS changed their algorithm in 1 day based on this article? It could be a simple case of how both their search index works. Google "why is windows so expensive yahoo" and you will get the "why are macs so expensive".It could be that bing has yahoo index higher up than google. Besides, if they did stock the answers, is it really wise of them to tell that another of their product "Games for windows live" is expensive too? Looking at the top 3 results, bing shows 1 mac, 1 GFW and 1 glass windows results, so did the author try "" why is Microsoft windows so expensive"? I cannot replicate those answers and ironically i get less results than shown in the picture. Besides none of the tech news site i follow and trust has reported this, as far as i know. So unless someone has a working knowledge of bing search index,i am less inclined to believe in conspiracy theories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysmoke Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Just out of curiosity i googled and binged that phrase. I know MS can stoop to any level but this is just bullshit. You get "Why are Macs so expensive" in the 3rd page in both google and bing.This is just false propaganda. You also get "Why is gas so expensive".....OMG!!MS is soooo biased against Exxon. From the article "But those results have magically changed. As of today (August 5) search results for these phrases actually seem uncensored. The random Manhattan link is still there, but it's under three links about Microsoft Word. Not that the links are actually helpful, but open-ended questions are difficult in search engines. As for the "Is Microsoft Evil?" search, the Google story is now gone and all the current search results address the question at hand: "Is Microsoft Evil?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysmoke Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Besides none of the tech news site i follow and trust has reported this' date=' as far as i know. [/quote'] I got to know about this from /. It was on the frontpage. And /. is the grand daddy of all tech news sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysmoke Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Holysmoke just helping spread the BS propaganda Here try it out - where does it show "Why are Macs so expensive" in the first page? :sherlock: http://www.bing.com/search?q=Why+is+Windows+so+expensive%3F&form=QBLH&qs=n I can see it as the third link.. Maybe you are on the MS network, so they are censoring it for you there:haha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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