WTF is Bing?? I want Google to search - Page 2

j_j · #1 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Cranemachine

I use bing all the time. The homescreen tracks my GPS and I can get directions to anywhere, maps, movie showtimes, gas prices and everything. I personally really like it. You should give it a try.

Don't listen to him, just blindly close bing out of the options for a search engine b/c they aren't google.

Actually bing is pretty good, and a microsoft service (probably part of the screw google campaign lol)

Cranemachine · #2 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by j_j

Don't listen to him, just blindly close bing out of the options for a search engine b/c they aren't google.

Actually bing is pretty good, and a microsoft service (probably part of the screw google campaign lol)

I think you misunderstood me. I in NO way said that I use it as a search engine. I use it on my mobile phone for many different reasons on the home screen (as I mentioned). For a search engine I will always be a google man.

j_j · #3 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Cranemachine

I think you misunderstood me. I in NO way said that I use it as a search engine. I use it on my mobile phone for many different reasons on the home screen (as I mentioned). For a search engine I will always be a google man.

But bing's search engine is at the heart of the bing based app. I mean sure I'm not gunna go google something on bing, but bing still has some good upside.

Edit: I was refering to the people who don't use bing b/c it's not google. Rather than trying bing and witnessing the inferiority of the bing webcrawler and the annoyingness of it's home screen they just say bing is bad. It's like saying i'll never work fast food without actually trying it.

lallen3 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 10:46 AM

Bing maps look cheesy. Google maps are much better, and have good definition. I do like Bing's movie/fuel/food by GPS location features..

Rick#2 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 10:48 AM

I think the Bird's Eye view with Bing is incredible! Blows Google Maps away. But as a whole the Google Maps apps is a bit more practical than using Bing on the phone.

xx8josh9xx · #6 (**permalink**) 10-17-2009, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick#2

I think the Bird's Eye view with Bing is incredible! Blows Google Maps away. But as a whole the Google Maps apps is a bit more practical than using Bing on the phone.

i just looked into this...... i dont know much about bing yet but i have seen some people use it. i also have not used it on the p2 yet but birdseye view blows google out of the water........bing's map are also much more updated then googles.....again Microsoft 1 Google 0.....google just needs to creat an os now....

**Cicatrize** · #7 (**permalink**) 10-17-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by xx8josh9xx

google just needs to creat an os now....

They did. It's called Android.

Bigsmith · #8 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 10:49 AM

The Sprint TP2 uses Google by default

**Cicatrize** · #9 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 12:25 PM

Bing is win. The only thing I prefer Google for is basic web search, just because I like the results and how they are laid out better.

Other than that, Bing is really fantastic. If you ever need plane tickets, use the Bing travel; it's amazing. The damn thing tells you to wait to buy tickets or to buy them now based on analysis. Friggin awesome...I saved like $50 on plane tickets a couple weeks ago.