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Old 06-05-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Microsoft's Bing Overtakes Yahoo For Now, Report Says

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Microsoft's Bing, its new search engine, overtook Yahoo’s market share in its first days of release, according to a report by StatCounter. Microsoft has devoted between $80 million to $100 million in advertising Bing, according to reports, but time will tell whether it can retain its market share in the face of fierce competition from Google and Yahoo.

A report by StatCounter suggests that Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, has overtaken Yahoo’s U.S. market share a few days after its June 1 rollout.

The online traffic-analysis firm found that, on June 4, Bing had a 16.28 percent market share, ahead of Yahoo at 10.22 percent, but lagging far behind Google at 71.47 percent.

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Microsoft's Bing Overtakes Yahoo For Now, Report Says

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Old 06-05-2009   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Microsoft's Bing Overtakes Yahoo For Now, Report Says

Hmm... I thought it said Bling. As for the search engine, I prefer dogpile and google over others. I may try Bing.
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Old 06-05-2009   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Microsoft's Bing Overtakes Yahoo For Now, Report Says

its just live search with a fancy new picture, or has the search engine actually changed too?
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Old 06-05-2009   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Microsoft's Bing Overtakes Yahoo For Now, Report Says

The search has really changed. It's also based on giving you information grouped so that you can make an informed decision, rather than just fire hosing you with info...

Take it for a test drive, you might just like it.

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