50x times the search results with MSN BING

[globegenius]

Hello everyone. I was lead to believe that google had the most powerful search engine but when I did a search for u-a-v MSN bing returned over
1 billion results where as google returned 2.5 million. Yahoo also returned more results than google. Have you had the same experience?

[Jstetson]

Maybe I'm wrong here, but more results doesn't always mean the best results.

[drhowarddrfine]

Originally Posted by Jstetson

Maybe I'm wrong here, but more results doesn't always mean the best results.

Exactly .

[Trusted1]

You need to do several tests and also compare the quality of the results to know whether you're getting better service.

[sarahk]

Quality is also incredibly subjective and you can argue all night about what makes the best results and never come up with a definitive answer.

[gblack]

I've wondered about that also. More information on this would be much appreciated!

[awesometbn]

Check your billions of search results to see if there are duplicates, or exact copies, across multiple websites that each counting as a unique hit. Also remember Google has engaged in a very public campaign to reduce from their search results anything they consider a rules violation or a website that holds little value to the end user experience.

Also what is in the collection of billions of search results? Is it only a list of websites, or is it links mixed in with pictures, mixed in with video, etc.

You should also try to actually check for the billionth result, because I once tried to do this with Google and found out that even though they say there are millions of results, they only display and allow you search for a limited number of those results. I think it went to 999 or 1000 or something like that. Curious to know what you find out.

[HoopsFan]

Google probably has a comparable number but chooses to sandbox much of the results in supplementary listings.