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a.) yes b.) I don't like or use that feature c.) But aren't that searches?

nolok 9y ago
To your C), see my other comment on this same thread. Yes, and it's valid in a "which search engine handles the biggest amount of search". But what matters money wise for their share holders, for you as a potential customer (ad buyer), ... is not how many search they take on, it's how many times your ads can be seen. And in that context, those aren't worth anything. (of course that is until they try to embed ads there, but since even Google hasn't found a way yet I don't see Microsoft taking the first step)
- _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
  Yes, but every search taken on Bing is less money for Google.
  - philipodonnell 9y ago
    I think the point is that this type of search isn't worth anything to anyone because it can't result in an ad being displayed. It benefits MS because they can talk about big "search" numbers, but no one else cares.
    - _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
      If as a Win10 user I'm getting used to searching in the "Start" menu I'm not going to google.com
      - jerf 9y ago
        The point is that if you're searching for "n", "no", "not", "note", "notep", "notepa" and "notepad" because you typed a bit slowly into your start menu, those 7 searches count for nothing by any useful metric, be it either anything a human was interested in, or anything an advertiser is interested it. Google doesn't lose out a search because typing "notepad" into the Start menu never meant a desire to search the internet in the first place. If Bing is counting those as searches they aren't very "real". I say "if" because I don't have any direct knowledge.
        _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
        The point is that if you're searching for "n", "no", "not", "note", "notep", "notepa" and "notepad" [...] "notepad help" because you typed a bit slowly into your google search field, those 11 searches count for nothing by any useful metric, be it either anything a human was interested in, or anything an advertiser is interested it.
        jerf 9y ago
        Thank you for repeating my point back at me...? I find myself seriously wondering if you're a bot?
        _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
        You haven't read my comment.
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        RugnirViking 9y ago
        Google doesn't search on every letter you type.

To your C), see my other comment on this same thread. Yes, and it's valid in a "which search engine handles the biggest amount of search". But what matters money wise for their share holders, for you as a potential customer (ad buyer), ... is not how many search they take on, it's how many times your ads can be seen. And in that context, those aren't worth anything. (of course that is until they try to embed ads there, but since even Google hasn't found a way yet I don't see Microsoft taking the first step)

_Codemonkeyism 9y ago
Yes, but every search taken on Bing is less money for Google.
- philipodonnell 9y ago
  I think the point is that this type of search isn't worth anything to anyone because it can't result in an ad being displayed. It benefits MS because they can talk about big "search" numbers, but no one else cares.
  - _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
    If as a Win10 user I'm getting used to searching in the "Start" menu I'm not going to google.com
    - jerf 9y ago
      The point is that if you're searching for "n", "no", "not", "note", "notep", "notepa" and "notepad" because you typed a bit slowly into your start menu, those 7 searches count for nothing by any useful metric, be it either anything a human was interested in, or anything an advertiser is interested it. Google doesn't lose out a search because typing "notepad" into the Start menu never meant a desire to search the internet in the first place. If Bing is counting those as searches they aren't very "real". I say "if" because I don't have any direct knowledge.
      - _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
        The point is that if you're searching for "n", "no", "not", "note", "notep", "notepa" and "notepad" [...] "notepad help" because you typed a bit slowly into your google search field, those 11 searches count for nothing by any useful metric, be it either anything a human was interested in, or anything an advertiser is interested it.
        jerf 9y ago
        Thank you for repeating my point back at me...? I find myself seriously wondering if you're a bot?
        _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
        You haven't read my comment.
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        RugnirViking 9y ago
        Google doesn't search on every letter you type.