Yet another search engine, however this time it is Microsoft's Bing.

Jun 02, 2009 9 Replies
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supposedly Microsoft's attack on Google's search engine.



OK, so I tried searches on Dontronics:



web:

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images:

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geez there are images I had forgotten about, as I hadn't seen them, or used them for years.



videos:

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same again, didn't know I had them. Hover over them, and they play. Click on them to play in larger screen mode, at the original site.



What I ask, is how come they got the domain Bing? Must have paid plenty for it, or reserved it years ago, as 4 character domains are almost impossible to get now, even ones that don't make sense.



Don...



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The Wayback machine shows it had a couple of lives and was parked for a while between Jul 2003 and Feb 2008. Here's one previous life:

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-- Chris Burrows CFB Software Armaide v2.0: ARM Oberon-07 Development System

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This one is an acronym - Bing Is Not Google, But Its Not Google or something like that

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Perhaps: Microsoft Bob is not Google ==> Microsoft BING? Be afraid, be very afraid ... ;-)

Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
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A "Bing" in Scotland is a waste tip. Usually the material which comes out of a coal mine.

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Seems like a very appropriate choice of name to me.

John B
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'Bing' is a popular variety of cherry in the US, where Microsoft is based.

You can\'t have a sense of humor, if you have no sense!
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Bing Lee is true to his word then.

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I grew up in Washington State, but now live in the Philippines.

Very few, if any, know the names of fruits grown in the Yakima or Wenatchee valleys.

Can I be pleasantly suprised?

Regards, Ray.

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That's up to you, but ripe Bing Cherries with good Vanilla ice cream on a hot day is one of life's real pleasures.

You can\'t have a sense of humor, if you have no sense!
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Maybe it installs in a directory named 'Bada'

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