Make decisions and get where you need to go with Bing. See the Bing daily image and related trivia on the home screen. Search maps or the web with our voice – even say an address. Use Image Search and flick through previews Download Bing today to find stuff nearby and get there fast.
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.
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
[/url], LA Times
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