Comments on: Will Bing be as simple as its name implies? http://www.semanticargument.com/2009/05/29/will-bing-be-as-simple-as-its-name-implies/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rob http://www.semanticargument.com/2009/05/29/will-bing-be-as-simple-as-its-name-implies/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Rob Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:29:17 +0000 http://www.semanticargument.com/?p=339#comment-171 When I first posted this back in May, there was a debate over whether the name would work in China. Just read <a href="http://www.labbrand.com/brand-source/bing-chooses-%E2%80%9C%E5%BF%85%E5%BA%94%E2%80%9D-chinese-name-avoid-negative-associations" rel="nofollow">this post</a>, which resolves the issue. Microsoft has chosen to use specific Chinese characters that denote something like "will generate a response without fail." Six months on, and my opinion of Bing hasn't changed much. I still like the name, and still don't like the product. I did have some success using its travel function, which is a point of differentiation Microsoft has promoted. But for general search I still don't think it's different/better than Google, and the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSkaTcjDIMk" rel="nofollow">ads</a>, while amusing, don't resonate with me at all (i.e., I don't think Bing results are more relevant than Google's). When I first posted this back in May, there was a debate over whether the name would work in China. Just read this post, which resolves the issue. Microsoft has chosen to use specific Chinese characters that denote something like “will generate a response without fail.”

Six months on, and my opinion of Bing hasn’t changed much. I still like the name, and still don’t like the product. I did have some success using its travel function, which is a point of differentiation Microsoft has promoted. But for general search I still don’t think it’s different/better than Google, and the ads, while amusing, don’t resonate with me at all (i.e., I don’t think Bing results are more relevant than Google’s).

]]> By: Jade http://www.semanticargument.com/2009/05/29/will-bing-be-as-simple-as-its-name-implies/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Jade Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:25:28 +0000 http://www.semanticargument.com/?p=339#comment-151 Bing does give search results much like Google but i would have to say that Google still gives more relevant search results. Bing does give search results much like Google but i would have to say that Google still gives more relevant search results.

]]> By: Rob http://www.semanticargument.com/2009/05/29/will-bing-be-as-simple-as-its-name-implies/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Rob Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:40:35 +0000 http://www.semanticargument.com/?p=339#comment-134 Despite the fact that it's clear the last 3 comments (melatoninlady and Acneboy? funny, in a post about naming) are entirely aimed at driving traffic to other sites, I feel the need to point out how silly the last comment is. Bing providing "almost the same search results as Google" does not equate to "tough competition" for Google. Google is a dominating category leader, and while Microsoft has an impressive marketing budget (and seems to be using it wisely), it'll have to come up with something better than "almost the same" in order to displace Google. Despite the fact that it’s clear the last 3 comments (melatoninlady and Acneboy? funny, in a post about naming) are entirely aimed at driving traffic to other sites, I feel the need to point out how silly the last comment is. Bing providing “almost the same search results as Google” does not equate to “tough competition” for Google. Google is a dominating category leader, and while Microsoft has an impressive marketing budget (and seems to be using it wisely), it’ll have to come up with something better than “almost the same” in order to displace Google.

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