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Microsoft introduced code in Internet Explorer that tracked Google result clicks and fed that data to Bing, copying the most relevant results. Then you could se
by 29athrowaway 5y ago
Microsoft introduced code in Internet Explorer that tracked Google result clicks and fed that data to Bing, copying the most relevant results. Then you could see the top results in Bing.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/2011/02/bing-copies-google/amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/2011/02/bing-copi...
This is very similar... Amazon tracks the purchase behavior of users and then copies the highest selling items.
- kesava 5y agoIt's fascinating all the ways this is unethical, but not illegal.
- 29athrowaway 5y agoYup, saying "Fuck Microsoft" is not illegal either.