Microsoft is putting in every ounce of effort they have left to triumph over the mighty Google. However, are their efforts succeeding? The answer to that is a big, fat N-O.
We first saw the smear campaign against Google back in November for the holiday season. The campaign entitled “Don’t get Scroogled” was an attack promoting Microsoft’s Bing search engine over Google search. The series of advertisements explained to users that Google displays product results based on merchants that pay a fee, meaning that the best prices and/or products can go unseen.
Microsoft’s Bing claims they do not partake in product listing advertising, but simply connect the user with the best, most relevant search results. Senior Director Stefan Weitz of Bing fires a direct attack on Google with this statement:
“Bing Shopping results are high quality and are determined by which products are most relevant to the shopper’s search. Bing results incorporate top deals from merchants across the web and the rankings you see aren’t dependent on which advertisers paid to have their products listed. Bing also provides tools…to help consumers easily find what they’re looking for – and get a great deal without having to dig through a ton of advertisements.”
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