Two Weeks With Bing
I've been a Google fan and user for as long as I can remember at this point, but why? Up until now, no one's really had a product that could challenge Google, but recently Bing has changed that. But, I haven't really used Bing, only played with it and tested it. To really see how good something is you need to use it, and for more than a day too. That's why for the next two weeks I'm changing my default search engine to Bing and using it, and nothing else.
Of course, I don't even use Google all that much anymore, opting instead to search Twitter and FriendFeed for up to date information first. But, the idea remains the same: switch to a totally new search engine for two weeks, and see how it really compares to Google.
What will come of this? It's impossible to tell. I could decide to switch to Bing for good, or just go back to Google, or learn to use both. Only time will tell. I'll post back my thoughts after both a week, and the second week, as well as updates as I think of them on Twitter. Let's hope Bing is really amazing, we need some real competition for Google.






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Christopher (not verified)
August 10, 2009 - 11:35pmThis is a really good idea. I will thing about doing this myself. I have ALWAYS been loyal to Google and use it on a regular basis, but, who knows, maybe Bing is better.
Although, as for:
"Let's hope Bing is really amazing, we need some real competition for Google."
I beg to differ. I like the Google company much better than Microsoft and feel that they don't need competition.
Competition and innovation
matt
August 11, 2009 - 12:29pmWhile I agree that Google as a company is "better" than Microsoft, that's no reason to not want competition. Good competition between companies drives them to innovate and create better things for the users. Google really hasn't had a viable competitor for a while now. Granted, they've still innovated, but that's beside the point.
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