DISQUS

VentureBeat: Microsoft Bing would be awesome if I could use it

  • Chris Hopf · 6 months ago
    It is interesting to see so many bloggers and so called "experts" perpetuate the negative tone towards Microsoft and its products. Regarding the Headline to this post . . . you can't use it because it hasn't launched yet. Paul your bias is even more evident with such posts and sure suggests you are all too eager to find something wrong with Bing that you can post about. If you do, don't forget to mention what you like about it also (come on, you can do it). Thanks.
  • KingPin · 6 months ago
    Chris that is because most of these people are not professionals. You said it best bloggers and so called self-proclaimed "experts".

    They are no different than those so called wine connoisseurs that stand in front of liquor stores with a cup offering their advice and asking for donations.

    Long gone are the days of real journalist and pundits.
  • Del · 6 months ago
    IMHO, if a company announces a service and there is a blank page, it does not look good... Even startups publish "something" before even telling what their service will be about to the world.

    I came to this post to know more, and this post has got the information I was looking for, thanks Paul.
  • CW · 6 months ago
    And don't you think just about every person that has heard is trying to access the page? Microsoft had server capacity issues when they announced Windows 7 download availability, does that make it a crap product? NO!

    Unfortunately in this day and age the less tech savvy expect the entire 6 billion+ population to be able to access a server farm at one point in time when in reality it doesn't work like that!
  • Anonymous · 6 months ago
    A search engine is supposed to be accessed by millions. If it is not able to cope with the load while all it's doing is showing the front page, how do you expect it to cope with the load when search is enabled?

    And you think MS don't know people will try to access it if they hear about it? And what do you want people to do, not use Bing because it may overload their system?

    The problem with your logic is that people may actually do just that and continue using Google.
  • Imran Hussain · 6 months ago
    Totally agree with the above comments by Chris and King. Microsoft themselves said that the service will roll out gradually and launch on June 3. How HARD is that to understand?
    Just wanted to post a link bait like TechCrunch eh?
  • Jamaipanese · 6 months ago
    so many stupid blog authors and "experts" running around on the internet these days. This article is a perfect example of not doing the proper research before posting an article. Instead it is ripe with personal bias.

    Good luck with Bing Micrisoft. I will give it a proper evaluation when you say it s ready and has launched properly.
  • Harsh Agrawal · 6 months ago
    Another new release from Microsoft, I hope this time they will manage to keep the hype they are creating
  • mtgoebel · 6 months ago
    Wow
  • Bing-a-ding · 6 months ago
    ouch
  • aks · 1 week ago
    nice discovery but now it has been launched.