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> You're getting pretty defensive. You are the one fetishizing Google. I know MS and Google are both slimy. Google just has a better PR machine. > and the onl
by cscurmudgeon 10y ago
> You're getting pretty defensive.
You are the one fetishizing Google. I know MS and Google are both slimy. Google just has a better PR machine.
> and the only defense
I am not defending MS.
> What's your estimate of people who have tried two or more search or mapping engines and have intentionally settled on the Microsoft product?
Most normal people don't know what a search engine and just go with the default.
http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/06/google-a-web-browser-is-not-a-computer-not-a-search-engine-and-not-a-ham-sandwich/ http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/06/google-a-web-browser-is-not...
http://techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/yeah-what-is-a-browser-anyway/ http://techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/yeah-what-is-a-browser-anyw...
- EdHominem 10y ago> Most normal people don't know what a search engine and just go with the default. Exactly. Microsoft's users are there because they don't know about the alternatives or are locked in. > You are the one fetishizing Google. I know MS and Google are both slimy. Google just has a better PR machine. I see, it is a personal thing for you. I was just saying that Microsoft's services are essentially unusable. That's not because of Bill or Ballmer, but because Bing is just bad. The only reason I'm mentioning dark patterns is to say that it's 20% with all the cheating they can do. Not because one in five people thinks their offering has value.