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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

which has become a synonym for search engines or finding answers online.

If you’re my age, sure. But it’s crap.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Wait, is Microsoft using Google's copyrighted work on their page without authorization? This is going to get pulled so fast they're gonna get whiplash.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

because it's not google we're gonna make it look exactly like google

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Don't worry, "the mushroom will eat the fungus". It may be the other way around, but whatever.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Remember how much they just announced they were plowing into AI? The Machine Hungers

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

They should probably just make that the default homepage at this point

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if Google would even bother to do the reverse. Is anyone searching for bing?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Google has such bad results, they would probably figure you wanted the Palmer’s candy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Honestly, that's actually smart and nobody is hurt here. Google by now is as shit as Bing, so there's nothing wrong with using B instead of G. Let them downvotes come :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Is Google really as shit as Bing? I had to Ask Jeeves to confirm that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Dogpile and save time

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Honestly G might be worse than B at this point

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