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NY Times says "Boycott Bing"

Discussion in 'Bing' started by drhowarddrfine, Nov 23, 2009.

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  2. frenchmen77

    frenchmen77 Peon

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    This is... interesting...
    Not that I used bing anyways.
     
    frenchmen77, Nov 23, 2009 IP
  3. RightMan

    RightMan Notable Member

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    It simply shows how much more and greater importance the business and money matters are given... at the expense of all other virtues of life.

    But I also think it is unfair to single out and target only Bing and MS in this regard. There would be scores of many more people and firms doing similar things in their respective field.

    Regards,

    RightMan
     
    RightMan, Nov 29, 2009 IP
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    dairyman Notable Member

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    Rightly said. I have seen many corporates compromising their integrity just for the sake of money. It is time we give more emphasis on honesty and integrity at the cost of money. Of course, it takes time to build characters :)
     
    dairyman, Nov 29, 2009 IP
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    Let's not forget that China owns everything in this country.
     
    David McKee, Nov 30, 2009 IP
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    I think its safe to say that China owns this country.

    Doesn't the U.S owe them a couple of billion dollars?
     
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    Every search engines is doing this. The only way to change it is if they all said they will not let china filter results out.
     
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    anthonywebs Banned

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    Bing sucked before... Now it just sucks more
     
    anthonywebs, Nov 30, 2009 IP
  9. drhowarddrfine

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    #9
    Not quite true and, as the article points out, Bing is bigger offender of all of them.
     
    drhowarddrfine, Nov 30, 2009 IP
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    Bohra Prominent Member

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    lol now all NY Times haters will use BING ;)
     
    Bohra, Dec 1, 2009 IP
  11. Reseg

    Reseg Peon

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    Maybe they're trying keep them happy so they don't call in all the loans the US government has with them and bankrupt our country. lol

    Liberal biased NY Times blasting Bing in their *opinion* section... shocker.

    Anti-Microsoft drhowarddrfine creating a thread about boycotting Bing... another shocker.
     
    Reseg, Dec 1, 2009 IP
  12. drhowarddrfine

    drhowarddrfine Peon

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    Microsoft fan-boy Reseg can't come up with opposing data so resorts to labeling... shocker.
     
    drhowarddrfine, Dec 1, 2009 IP
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    Reseg Peon

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    "Microsoft fan-boy", lol! Good luck with that! Are you denying you're anti-Microsoft? Have you looked at your sig and your posts? lol It's a label YOU chose, I didn't have to.

    Anyways, Opposing data? Why? This is nothing new.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_the_People's_Republic_of_China
    http://news.techworld.com/applications/5233/google-launches-censored-chinese-search/
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4645596.stm

    Both sides fighting about this need to save their energy. You're not going to change the Chinese government's minds and you're not going to stop a company from expanding into a market that requires these filters. It's very sad, yes, but nobody knows if refusing to filter and being blocked is better for the people or not in the long run. What's stopping them from just blocking all access to non-Chinese servers if these search sites like Bing and Google don't comply?
     
    Reseg, Dec 1, 2009 IP
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    Bing is making the choice to cooperate with another country. It is as simple as that!
     
    whatupyo, Dec 1, 2009 IP
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    Are you otherwise?
    I am anti bad software wherever it resides.
    It's been there for 5 years, on other forums, since I learned how bad IE is, back when people used to think IE was a good browser. I feel vindicated, especially since I said, back then, that IE would lose most of its 95% market share. Now it's about 55% and dropping fast.
    It's not a label. It's a pointer I use to direct people who don't know any better. It's easier than having to copy/paste the links all the time.
    What you are pointing to is what I said earlier. Yes, the other browser vendors are doing something similar but not the same and Microsoft/Bing is the worst offender. Reread the article.
     
    drhowarddrfine, Dec 1, 2009 IP
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    Hmm, this is an interesting article. Thanks!
     
    gracecheung, Dec 1, 2009 IP
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    Haha, a BUSINESS telling another BUSINESS what to do. Great stuff.
     
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    I thought search engines were supposed to be impartial? Why would a company like MS sacrifice the integrity of their own search engine in order to please some political agenda... ridiculous.
     
    JMel, Dec 17, 2009 IP