techradar.com — TechRadar asked Search Lead Paul Stoddart about the possibility of a 'desktop Bing' but was told unequivocally that the focus is on the internet – and that Microsoft was being very careful in making sure that Bing was an option rather than foisted on people.
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Closed AccountMay 30, 2009
Bing, Zune, Xbox... Microsoft should go back to naming things in ways that make sense, a la Office, Exchange, Money, etc. Their attempts to be creative wind up with words that are physically uncomfortable to say.
bashmohandesxMay 30, 2009
F**K OFF!
tjbaylissMay 31, 2009
People are hating, because the name is absolutely abysmal.Clearly they were in a meeting and said "We need a noun domain! Like Google!"Sadly they chose the worst sounding domain I have ever heard in my life.It has already failed. The name is absolutely terrible. Live Search sounds fine.
frygarMay 31, 2009
Bing is very lightning s**te. There, fixed that for you.
frygarMay 31, 2009
Well, you've got heroes and villains, and in this case, MS ain't the former. GO GOOGLE.
killaspikeJun 1, 2009
@mrmod I'm a history major, thanks.
conorsulliAug 4, 2009
The name is goofy and sounds annoying after a while....I was using it but switched back because the name is just annoying to see on a daily basis. yahoo is fine, google is fine BING! is NOT!... Judging by msn search > Live search > Bing search > They will probably rename it again anyway.