I was just reading David Pogue's Bing versus Google article a few hours ago.

Bing is just as fast as Google for me, but I think I'm too accustom to the Google look and extras to judge fairly.

But Google easily won in the two instances where the results differed (out of about a dozen test searches I did):

1. I searched for "iphone slim case" (no quotes)...Bing's first hit led to a broken Belkin link. Ouch.

2. There's a furniture repair place nearby that I was looking for recently, but I couldn't spell the name. I typed my best guess into Bing and Google. Google guessed right with their "Did you mean...?" link and when I clicked that it gave me the standard mini Google Map along with address/phone/website link. Bing justed asked if I wanted to do a more generic search for "furniture stores." Google wins that one easily.

Bing was faster, but I'm not changing. "I'll just Bing that" doesn't sound as good.

I'd bing that.

NOT!

Same experience as mullacc with a misspelled store name. I only entered the store name itself, no indication of its wares. Google guessed with its "Did you mean...", Bing just gave me a bunch of random sites. Google wins.

I just read the Pogue article and gave Bing another chance, looking for news about a new IE Vulnerability. Bing was dramatically less useful.

Bings are for the top of sundaes, not for searching the interwebs.

Looks like Sting, Sings like Bing


Right face wrong voice

Bing is bad but Google is more and more spammy each day. Bing is not a Google killer but I hope one comes along soon.