Bing Today
Microsoft, I’ve had it with all of your “business strategies”. All of your strategic plans always end up taking you up to the dump. First you try to get people to host a Windows 7 party at their own house while bribing them for a free copy of “signature edition” Windows 7. You’ve came too far with this one; you really have.
Microsoft has approached a company called News Corp to basically pay them to make Google not index their site. Yes, Microsoft has the money to do things like this, but it doesn’t mean they should. If you ask me, this is so wrong by Microsoft; it does play well with their previous advertising skills though.
I know, it sounds terrible, but again, this is Microsoft we’re dealing with, and they’ll do anything to make their services and software more popular. I thought about using Bing, to be honest, and now, I’m not even going to use any of Microsoft’s search engines again. I found Google through the old MSN search engine, and I will stick with Google until something comes out that’s even better.
If Microsoft keeps this up, you might just be practically forced to use Bing just because you cannot get the same content that’s being deleiverd on Google. They might even go so far that in order to find LinkedIn profiles, Facebook profiles, and maybe even your UStream profile, you need to use Bing to find them.
If you ask me, this will most likely cause more users to stop using Bing and go back to Google or another futuristic search engine like Collecta.
What do you think about Microsoft doing this? I would love to get your thoughts in the comments below.
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I completely agree. The developers and the marketing people are for sure two different types of people.I know a few guys who are developers for Microsoft too. You're completely right. The devs at Microsoft really do care for all of the other services people have to offer, and in fact, take advantage of them too.You're so right. The advertisers promote the company alright, but they do it in a way that's just out of this world and typically is not accepted by anyone. It really doesn't hurt Microsoft's image by doing what they just did.Personally, I think Bill Gates is more of a businessman than a coder. Granted, he did go to law school anyways at Harvard. With Ballmer, I would really say he is the marketing guy. I can completely agree with that.You know, it is a pity, but Microsoft does it anyways only because they have the money to do so. I would also hate the loose all the wonderful services Microsoft has to offer, but Microsoft's marketing strategies has always been a bit loony sometimes...Great comment, by the way. ;)
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LikeThe way I see it, there are two factions within Microsoft. There are the developers and there are the advertisers.I respect the developers, as most people do. The devs at MS work hard and make good stuff. I've got an uncle who works for Windows Server. According to him, the devs at MS appreciate things like Google and Linux, because they realize their value. Generally speaking, the devs at MS are good friendly people who make outstanding products.The advertisers are a completely different story. The marketers at MS are the ones giving the company the terrible image it has. Personally, I love Bing; but the fact that these marketers are trying to destroy the competition hurts MS's search image.Bill Gates may have been a great businessman, but he was a coder at heart. Although I respect Steve Ballmer, it irritates me that he is the one in charge of MS's advertising shenanigans. It's a pity that the marketers at MS are doing these sorts of things. I think that as far as tech companies go, MS is the best there is. I'd hate to lose the products and services I love (Windows, Live, Zune HD, Xbox, Bing, etc.) because the shameless marketers at MS are too busy tainting the hard work of the developers.
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