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Google accused Microsoft Bing of using them for page rankings a few years ago. Setup a sting to show that when you searched for something unique on Google usin

Google accused Microsoft Bing of using them for page rankings a few years ago. Setup a sting to show that when you searched for something unique on Google using MS Explorer, shortly afterwards the same search result would start showing up on Bing. This was seen as deeply embarrassing for Microsoft at the time.

godzillabrennus 4y ago
The deeply embarrassing period at Microsoft began and ended when Ballmer ran the show. The Bing results saga was the hangover.
blisterpeanuts 4y ago
Embarrassing, maybe, but imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
- int_19h 4y ago
  Indeed, which is why the biggest impact this revelation is likely to have (if proven true) is on Google's stock.
- century19 4y ago
  It's not imitation though, which would be copying their method.