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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?