Screenshot: Microsoft / Kotaku Google is currently in court over an antitrust order filed in 2018 by the European Union. Along with the order, it received a nearly $5 billion fine after the tech giant was accused of allegedly using unfair tactics to crush any competing search engines, creating a monopoly in the market. Google is denying this, with its lawyers arguing that folks just really, really like using its search engine and nothing nefarious was happening. In court on Thursday, Google… Source link
Read More »Google says Bing users search for Google more than anything else
“Google” is the most searched term on Bing “by far,” according to a lawyer working for Google’s parent company, Alphabet. According to Bloomberg, Google made the argument while trying to get its $5 billion antitrust fine from the EU overturned, using the statistic as evidence that people use Google by choice, not force. The fine Google faces is from the European Commission, which says that Google has abused its position as the maker of Android. The regulator says that Google… Source link
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Quotient Announces Digital Coupons Available in Microsoft Bing and MSN Home Technology Quotient Announces Digital Coupons Now Available in Microsoft Bing and MSN We store cookies on your computer to improve your experience and provide more personalized services, both on this website and on other sites. For more information about the cookies we use, see our Privacy Policy. We won’t track your information when you visit our site. We will have to use… Source link
Read More »Google, Yahoo & Bing Memorial Day Logos
Today is Memorial Day in the United States and to honor the day, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Bing all have special logos or themes on their home page. Google also has a special inside page for its search results with an animated top right section with American flags in the grassy hills. Google has historically done nothing for the day, but in 2019 Google went with a grayed out logo and flag theme. They did the same thing this year. Here is what the Google home page looks like today,… Source link
Read More »Bing Steps Up to Replace Google in Australian Search Showdown
Microsoft Bing is offering to replace Google should the Code dispute continue to the point where Google revokes services in Australia. The News Media Bargaining Code, whereby Google and Facebook will be legally obligated to pay news publishers to display their content, resulted in Google Australia’s Managing Director, Mel Silva, threatening to pull services from the country in a Senate hearing on January 22. Facebook made a similar threat, stating that there was no commercial benefit to… Source link
Read More »As Google fights with Australia, Microsoft promotes Bing and says it wouldn’t threaten to leave country
(Microsoft Image) Microsoft is wading into a dispute between Google and the Australian government by asserting that it would never threaten to leave the country, as Google did last week. Google is against a proposed new law which would make tech giants negotiate payments with local publishers and broadcasters for content included in search results or news feeds, CNBC reported. The company is threatening to block its search engine in Australia as a result. “While other… Source link
Read More »Microsoft (MSFT) Search Engine Bing May Gain if Google Exits Australia
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reportedly is positioning Bing to be the internet search engine of choice in Australia if Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) makes good on a threat to make Google unavailable in that country. The bone of contention is a proposed law that would force Google and Facebook, Inc. (FB), among others, to pay for content that these tech giants copy from Australian news sites. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison indicates that he has spoken to… Source link
Read More »Australian prime minister says Bing could replace Google
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian prime minister says Microsoft is confident it could fill the void if Google carries out its threat to remove its search engine from Australia. A Google executive told a Senate hearing last month that it would likely make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he… Source link
Read More »Australian prime minister says Bing could replace Google – WAVY.com
by: ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press Posted: Jan 31, 2021 / 11:55 PM EST / Updated: Jan 31, 2021 / 11:55 PM EST FILE – This Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, file photo shows Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, that Microsoft was confident that it could fill the void if Google carried out its threat to remove its search engine from Australia. (AP Photo/Marcio… Source link
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The Australian prime minister says Microsoft is confident it could fill the void if Google carries out its threat to remove its search engine from Australia By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press February 1, 2021, 4:46 AM • 2 min read CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian prime minister said on Monday that Microsoft was confident that it could fill the void if Google carried out its threat to remove its search engine from Australia. A Google executive told a Senate hearing last month that it would… Source link
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