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Very interesting that the first response most HN commenters have when confronted with data that Bing provides better search results than Google is to doubt the
by chalst 16y ago
Very interesting that the first response most HN commenters have when confronted with data that Bing provides better search results than Google is to doubt the data.
The very first reaction I have to most studies is to question first the methodology, then the data. Remember that 88.2% of statistics are made up on the spot.
- happybuy 16y agoYes it's true that people are rightly doubting the methodology. However if the data showed the exact opposite result (Google having better results than Bing) I think the reaction on HN would be to accept the results at face value. This despite the fact that there is no reason (that I'm aware of) that Google search results should be inherently better than Bing. In this instance, I think it shows the strength of the Google brand and how the strength of that brand sets users expectations for the quality of the results.