Microsoft is now tricking users into thinking Bing search is Google
Is imitation really the best form of flattery? In an effort to get more people to use Bing, Microsoft appears to be disguising its Bing searches as Google ones for any users seeking to ditch Microsoft's default for the world's most used search engine.
Bing pretends to be Google Search in a desperate attempt to retain users
Microsoft Bing is tricking unsuspecting users searching for Google by displaying a webpage that looks like Google Search.
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Microsoft just found a new way to make you choose Bing instead of Google
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Microsoft's latest trick to get you using Bing is disguising it as Google
Second: My use of Edge means I sometimes accidentally use Bing, Microsoft's Google-but-worse, whenever I search for something in the URL bar. I could go into the settings and switch my default search engine,
Microsoft is using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on Google
Microsoft is pulling yet another trick to get people to use its Bing search engine. If you use Bing right now without signing into a Microsoft account and search for Google, you’ll get a page that looks an awful lot
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