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"Bing will likely be better than Google over time, but even if it is, users and advertisers still need to go to them," said Sid Parakh, analyst at McAdams Wrigh
by ramchip 15y ago
"Bing will likely be better than Google over time, but even if it is, users and advertisers still need to go to them," said Sid Parakh, analyst at McAdams Wright Ragen. "To be clear, this will take a long, long time to play out. This is something Microsoft will continue to lose money on."
That's an example of an annoying tendency that I see in many news sources. Why is a vague quote from an investment advisor relevant here? Who is Sid Parakh and what justifies his opinion? I see nothing related to search on his linkedin profile, at least.
- brown9-2 15y agoEven more, why does Sid Parakh believe that Bing will "likely" be better over time? He doesn't even qualify his own statements.
- jaredmck 15y agoIt seems unlikely that bing will be better over time, since google has more data and will continue amassing more click-through data with which to improve the results.
- keepsearching 15y agoBecause McAdams Wright Ragen paid a PR firm to get mentioned on CNN. Now Sid is what's known as a "source".