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____/ High Plains Thumper on Wednesday 02 Dec 2009 11:02 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> High Plains Thumper on Wednesday:
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> Goblin on Sunday:
>>>>
>>>>> Is there any need to boycott Bing?
>>>>>
>>>>> Bing: ânoun British Dialect. a heap or pile.
>>>>> Says it perfectly.
>>>>
>>>> I just call it Bong. Or Binge. \o/
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft's latest attempt to topple Google has failed, as
>>>> expected. Not even a massive Slog and bribery of
>>>> bloggers+press worked this time around. :-)
>>>
>>> Like I said, I don't use it, I see no need for it. :-)
>>
>> Internationally, Bong is said to be used by about 3% of
>> people.
>
> I think Microsoft is banking on the fact that 80% of the PC's
> with Windows on it, users will use it automatically in the new
> version of Internet Explorer.
>
> Fortunately, FireFox does not default to it, although it does
> allow provision to select it as a search engine.
>
> Good thing about Linux is that the Microsoft .NET patch for
> FireFox, which Microsoft forced all users of Windows to receive
> without choice in their update patch, is not included. Now I
> don't know if Novell has included it with their SuSE. If it did,
> then that sucks. It also sucked that Microsoft made it difficult
> for Windows users to remove that plug-in.
>
> Yeah, Microsoft, the company that does not respect user rights to
> choice.
It's not good for shareholders. But Microsoft's mistake is that it thinks
being a criminal (and being recognised for it) is a smart business plan. It's not.
Many people avoid Microsoft as a matter of principle by now. The same cannot
be said about Google (unless you are a Microsoft employee, but they too use Google!).
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~~ Best of wishes
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