Google does seem to be clearly better when searching for technical or academic sources. Bing, on the other hand, does seem to have an edge for certain other verticals.

That Google is clearly better at one, and Bing a shade better at the other (no doubt not everyone will agree with that) means that Google is a better default choice.

However, Lloyd said that Bing is fun. I think fun is too strong a word, but I did find it engaging. Maybe its simply that its something fresh to look at after years of Google. Anecdotally, I’ve heard a few people talking about it positively, but maybe thats just general, and short lived, buzz.

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If that is not gobbledygook, I am not sure what is.

I think the real challenge is to find a search phrase which actually does make a decision for you.

Whatever – I am as confused as you, if you click the options link on Google you get the same left-hand bar with filters in. Maybe the good stuff only shows if you type in very very specific searches (like an air fare search)?

Lloyd – you clearly work for Microsoft, nobody in their right mind would describe a search (sorry, decision) engine as fun to use, it should just find what you want and then get out of the way.

Bonnie Cha is a woman with small hands, if you didn’t see her review then I do not think you were looking hard enough.

http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/palm-pre-sprint/4505-6452_7-33490473.html

I do wonder though, what specifically do you find so astonishing about the bing search engine? Could you give me a few examples of what made your jaw drop so to speak?

I’ve been doing question style – non keyword searches and the results are either on par (“was einstein gay?”) or worse (“how do i make cheesecake?”, “how do i fix the financial crisis?”) than google.
There’s a box up top with a list of sponsored sites and a box to the right of sponsored sites – for god’s sake it’s even the same colour as the google equivalent with the identical “see your message here…” ad for placing ads. In short it looks identical to google other than the category filter on the left – what am i missing here?

Don’t get me wrong, i think it’s a great compliment to the bing engineers to get even this close to Google, but that’s hardly an astonishing web search experience.

Lloyd, Joe, billybob, anyone? Enlighten me please

The Pre looks amazing and can’t come to Verizon fast enough. Talk about the engine that could… Palm has every reason to be very proud of this one. The ad was great and effectively identified what a mobile communications device means to people. All young people get it, but can’t express it well. Heavens fall when a young person loses their phone for whatever reason. Palm’s ad – in a good way – explains why.