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MacDailyNews Note: The missing “y” and period in Microsoft’s Bing description above is brought to you by Microsoft’s legendary attention-to-detail.
More info, screenshots, and download link via Apple’s iTunes App Store here.
MacDailyNews Take: Mediocresoft might have forgotten a letter here and a bit of punctuation there, but it looks like they remembered to astroturf the so-called “Customer Reviews” for the app’s debut (a little carpet-bombing to soften up the target, you know) on Apple’s App Store. Apple, fix your “Customer Reviews” concept – it’s broken, useless, and a waste of space.
And the missing y?
Apple needs a search engine.
“There’s no chance that the Bing is going to get any significant market share. No chance,” said iPhoner.
As much money as they spend, they should call this “Microsoft Binge”
I call bullshit.
Looks like we have another Fake Review scam in the works. Click on the Reviewers names – a lot of them have only reviewed Bing or 2 or 3 other Apps. And most of their other reviews are one liners like, “Love this App!”, while on the Bing reviews they see fit to write lengthy paragraphs.
Wouldn’t that be classic if Jobs kicked Microsux outta the store.
@TowerTone
I’ve been worried about Ampar for a while now. I think he’s been Bing Drinking.
Interesting how that phrase kinda rolls off the tongue.
Microsoft desperately tries to fight its way back into the real world with Bing.
I don’t get it. Microsoft is developing for a platform that they are constantly bashing and deriding? And even more to the point, why would anyone want an app from a company that is constantly bashing and deriding your device? This is just really bizarre.
I heard they bought their way on, but wouldn’t let Steve call it ‘Bung’!
HMCIV
Here is some Hope for Bing drinkers…
We’ll just have to sweat out the hang-over
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Just downloaded it and tried it out. Nice.
This is a joke, right?
What Rike said.
Except, maybe Apple is not trying to be a web crawler like the rest of the buggers and their grandma, but actually has an ambition and moxy to redesign the paradigm how we look for content (as opposed to search), and in so doing making all the algorithm patent holding cowboys obsolete by a sunny day in 2013.
@Rike – Agree with you completely. Apple needs to not be dependant on 3rd parties (esp. Google) to provide core functionality.
No thanks. No one should use that POS.
I think that’s Bung Hole.
Balmer, you guys can’t pass the ball so if you want to stop going 3 and out you better try a play that you can atleast gain some yardage. I think you call the play (Office). Then again, Apple could pull out the smart balm….iWork for the iPhone.
@ Trevor–
The missing ‘y’ that makes you search with ‘our’ voice, instead of with ‘your’ voice.
I think that I will pass…..
I agree with Beavis on this one.
Why in the name of hell and all that’s holy would anyone want that Godforsaken app on their iPhone?
Fat Bastard has a good and valid point, which proves mine.
bing this, bitch.
What is obvious here is that even at Microsoft, there is someone with half a functioning brain. Their Bing! isn’t making much headway. They really want desperately to enlarge that footprint. I can see an MS brainstorming session: “How do we expand Bing?” Well, if by far the largest group of mobile users who use mobile search are iPhone owners, developing an iPhone app could presumably stick a foot in that mobile door for Bing. In other words, this absolutely can’t hurt, and you have to remember, not all iPhone users are Mac users, and many of them are clueless Windows drones who don’t mind Bing.
After all, Microsoft is the single largest developer of Mac OS applications outside Apple…
The title is wrong. Bing app does not work on iPod touch.
The review system is works great. Isn’t it heartening to see all positive reviews for Bing?
Mac user since 1987.
Loaded Bing about two months ago just to see.
It is now my primary search engine. The search results seem more focused, and the firswt page isn’t dominated by other search services or auction sites.
I also use Bing Maps because its cleaner than Google and/or MapQuest.
I’ll be downloading the iPhone app. Oh, by the way, on CNBC this morning, they reported that Bing is gaining market share. Looks like users have a differing opinion than the flame boys here do. You might try something before you put it down. Isn’t that what we used to say to negative Mac reviews?
The Bing app seems to work fine on my iPod touch (2nd Gen, 8 GB). I love Google but it’s nice to try alternatives.
Proving once again that MSFT software works better on a Mac than on their own POS. Hopefully working on the iPhone SDK give those MS developers some good lessons on software and application design. Or better yet, make them switch to Mac devs down the road.
Good job Greg, you bitch slapped MDN nicely. Well done sir.
Not a fan of Microsnot but this app is very nice. I’ll probably use this iPhone app over Google’s.
Yes, it kills me to admit it but I gotta give credit when it’s due.
Hey guys, how about all joining together and giving this bullcrap app a 1-star rating?
The pictures are very nice.
Microsoft made great software for the Mac back in 1984.
Excel for Mac was a great spreadsheet program in the 80s.
Well, it’s not the 80s anymore. Microsoft has done more harm than good to Mac users since then. They’ve lost my business and they will not get another chance.
“Ah, I see you have the machine that goes BIIIIIIINNNG!”
Not on your life!
“Oh, by the way, on CNBC this morning,…”
now THAT’S funny
“Just Bing, and deride.”
I agree Gregg. Besides, I’m getting a little tired of Google this and Google that. A stronger MS means Google has to work harder to compete with them, taking some focus off competing with Apple.
I feel that Fat Bastard has a really good point and if Gregg Thruman or anyone else wants to climb into bed with Microsoft, go right ahead.
If Gregg wants to post that anyone that has a sharply different opinion than he is flaming I’m good with that too.
Some folks pick their noses and eat it, saying it’s all good too.
No bing for me.
Microsoft keeps me skinny…
Bing and purge
Great! Now I can NOT use it on my iPhone too!!!!
Hip Hip–Blu Ray!!!!!!
Bing app?
KEWL! Just in time for Christmas! Does it play Bing’s rendition of ‘White Christmas’?
When’s the Dean app?
How about an entire Rat Pack app!
Sorry, I just can’t do it on principle. Yep, that’s true Fanboy prejudice. Guilty!
Bring me the app that goes Bing!
On second thought, don’t …
Oh man!
I have so been waiting for this app for my iPhone…
oh wait sorry, that was the aneurism talking.
Installed it, tried it out, it’s a very polished app and the image search is particularly good.
Jeez, listen to yourselves, this is fanboyism at its worst, honestly just grow up. So Microsoft make something good, so what?
I just tried it. I’m from Canada and when I press the “movies” or “news” buttons, it can’t find any results. We have movies and news here, I swear!
Now we have a choice of two different search apps made by aspiring monopolists whose only idea of R&D;is to copy Apple. If you don’t want to use bing because it feeds a parasitic predator, then you shouldn’t be too keen on google either.
People don’t like your app? Maybe you should make sure it works before releasing it. That would fix your feedback problem without blaming it on Apple.
Here’s some advice: Make sure your app works before distributing it. That way, people won’t write bad reviews and you won’t have to blame Apple. Problem solved.
Sorry guys. I enjoy bashing MSFT as well as the next guy, but except for tying Silverlight to Bing’s maps, MSFT must be doing something right with the “decision engine”.
[url=”http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/12/bing-continues-to-gain-search-market-share-from-yahoo.html”] Bing continues to gain search market share … from Yahoo
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Hey, MDN. What’s up with my HTML converting to BB code which doesn’t work?
Here’s the bare link:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/12/bing-continues-to-gain-search-market-share-from-yahoo.html
Ex-Microsoft employee remembers the last sound he heard at Microsoft: Bing!
I just chose “Report a Concern” on a reviewer that seemed particularly fake for Bing. Right after that, all the reviews for Bing disappeared. It still has its 5-star rating, but all the reviews are gone (at least on my copy of iTunes). Perhaps Apple is investigating? I’m guessing they don’t kick Microsoft out, but handle it quietly.
MacSmiley sez: “…MSFT must be doing something right with the “decision engine”. “
Something Right = Throw money at advertising Bing. I believe the budget size was something like $300 Million. Please correct me if I am in error.
My expectation: Stop the ads, kill the Bing market share. Essentially they are getting Bing a lot of attention via advertising. Whether anyone actually likes it is another question. This is what Microsoft typically do when they release a new product.
In the case of the Zune, by the end of the first year they were dumping product on the market at less than half price. Microsoft bought their way into the MP3 player market and failed.
In the case of the XBox 360, what sold the box was the games. Meanwhile the repair rate for the boxes was OVER 50%, which is outrageous. This is one reason why Microsoft have never made a profit on XBox 360 boxes. Their profit has been the games. Microsoft bought their way into the games market and succeeded.
m159 sez: “Now we have a choice of two different search apps made by aspiring monopolists whose only idea of R&D;is to copy Apple.”
In this case, I don’t see the Apple R&D;copying point flying. Apple don’t do search engines. Well, except for Sherlock (which is dead) and Spotlight (which sucked until Snow Leopard and it doesn’t do Internet).
Google’s search engine is the jewel in their crown. It is a stroke of genius and imitates no one. Every other search engine wants to imitate Google, including Minisofty.
As for both being monopolists: *BOING*
Oops I meant: *DING*
Personally, I still regularly use the MetaCrawler.com search engine. It was the first great idea in search engines and is still a good idea: Why use one search engine when you can use all of them?