This type of strategy is sometimes called a “dark pattern,” or a deceptive pattern that tricks users into doing something they did not intend. Below the Google-looking search bar, including a Google ...

Microsoft has a habit of using a variety of tricks to convince people to keep using the defaults of Bing and Microsoft Edge ...

As noticed by Windows Latest, searches for Chrome using Edge and via Bing (when signed out of your Microsoft account) on ...

Microsoft removed its Google-like search box on Bing after being called out by the web and Google's Chrome VP. Bing now displays a Google Search link as the first search result, eliminating ...

Bing is a perfectly fine search engine, but the joke is true. For many, Bing is just a way to get to Google. In a sneaky new move, Microsoft is trying to hide that people are using Bing when they ...

The original story follows below. Microsoft has garnered a reputation for using tricky tactics to get more people to use its Edge browser and Bing search engine. The company’s latest trick is making ...

Windows Latest first spotted the situation, describing it as a “genius move to keep you from Google search.” It’s part of a larger pattern by Microsoft to get Google users to switch to Edge and Bing, ...

When users look up Google using Bing, the Microsoft-owned search engine displays a Google Doodle lookalike. The deceptive webpage could trick unsuspecting users into staying on Bing, as its layout ...

Jordi Ribas, the Head of Search at Microsoft, touted Bing's growth on social media (X and LinkedIn). He wrote, "Since we launched Bing Chat in Feb 2023, we’ve seen significant growth in users, ...

Microsoft designed Bing to look like Google when users search for "Google," automatically hiding Bing's branding. Google Chrome's head Parisa Tabriz publicly criticized the move as a "new low." ...

If you can’t beat ’em, spoof ’em. At least, that appears to be Microsoft’s strategy for Bing, which now mimics the UI of Google.com when you search for “Google” on Bing.com.