Fascinate Owners:Hate BING? You're going to get alot more company............

[experiment 626]

I know this isn't stictly a Fascinate issue but look who else is getting paid off to load BING's "services" onto their devices:Engadget :'(

 

[bigjobber69]

good i for one am glad!! now blackberry folks can see how much bing sucks!

 

[NickA]

good i for one am glad!! now blackberry folks can see how much bing sucks!

I still use Google as my main search, but Bing has some really nice features IMO. The whole "Bing on my device and it sucks" is so 2010 now. Just go to Google in the browser and do your search. Or put a shortcut on your home screen that goes to the Google home page.

 

[bigjobber69]

I still use Google as my main search, but Bing has some really nice features IMO. The whole "Bing on my device and it sucks" is so 2010 now. Just go to Google in the browser and do your search. Or put a shortcut on your home screen that goes to the Google home page.

How but my phone shows no sign of bing ever being there at all O I think that is best. My search key is google my voice search google, Like bing was never invented.

 

[bluevolume]

The lack of choice is dumb, but Bing on android is pretty darn good. I think the argument is getting old at this point.

 

[bigjobber69]

agreed

 

[Sheepdog Elite]

I could care less about bing. I never noticed it when it was there. Between vlingo and aftermarket browsers I never saw it once. The search button is pretty superfluous in general.

 

[jtalker1965]

The lack of choice is dumb, but Bing on android is pretty darn good. I think the argument is getting old at this point.

I so have to agree. This getting to be old fast. Don't like bing there are plenty of other search engines out there.

 

[jampot]

I just want to give props to Sheepdog for using the word * superfluous*
I love shiny, pretty words.

Carry on...

 

[s14tat]

BING sucks bad in mobile applications. 9 out of 10 times when I try to do voice search with the search button, it would say network error. With Google, it has been working flawlessly.

 

[Sheepdog Elite]

I just want to give props to Sheepdog for using the word * superfluous*
I love shiny, pretty words.

Carry on...

I'm pretty fastidious about my elucidations

 

[FearTheGhost13]

I'm pretty fastidious about my elucidations

I feel like we're in Wonderland! I'm late, I'm late... For a very important date!

 

[jack22182]

The key point here is that Bing is so bad, Microsoft has to "establish partnerships" (aka "pay lots of money") to make deals with carriers and manufacturers that FORCE users to use Bing as NOT THE DEFAULT, but the ONLY search engine that is available in automatic/quick search features of phones.

This will be a nice reopening of a big sore for Verizon Blackberry users, who, like me, woke up one day to find that Bing was the only selectable provider in the BB browser quick search box, whereas before, Google, Wikipedia, and other mainstream search providers could be selected.

Go ahead and "establish a new partnership" that makes Bing the default search engine. I get that. But when the "partnership" requires that the carrier/manufacturer REACH OUT AND CHANGE THE AVAILABLE SEARCH TOOLS on my phone, deleting all but Bing, (which is what happened to Verizon BB users) that crosses the line.

I don't "hate Bing". I just don't choose to use it.

I do hate it when I'm forced to because my carrier or manufacturer makes a deal with Microsoft that restricts or eliminates my ability to use the search tool that I choose to use.

 

[Big Z]

The key point here is that Bing is so bad, Microsoft has to "establish partnerships" (aka "pay lots of money") to make deals with carriers and manufacturers that FORCE users to use Bing as NOT THE DEFAULT, but the ONLY search engine that is available in automatic/quick search features of phones.

This will be a nice reopening of a big sore for Verizon Blackberry users, who, like me, woke up one day to find that Bing was the only selectable provider in the BB browser quick search box, whereas before, Google, Wikipedia, and other mainstream search providers could be selected.

Go ahead and "establish a new partnership" that makes Bing the default search engine. I get that. But when the "partnership" requires that the carrier/manufacturer REACH OUT AND CHANGE THE AVAILABLE SEARCH TOOLS on my phone, deleting all but Bing, (which is what happened to Verizon BB users) that crosses the line.

I don't "hate Bing". I just don't choose to use it.

I do hate it when I'm forced to because my carrier or manufacturer makes a deal with Microsoft that restricts or eliminates my ability to use the search tool that I choose to use.

This, my friend, is well put.