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

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 ...

Google is the most popular and widely used search engine in the world. For some time now, Microsoft has been trying to take a share of the market with Bing, its own online search engine.

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 ...

Microsoft faces backlash after Bing mimics Google's interface, sparking criticism from Google Chrome's security chief. Microsoft designed Bing to look like Google when users search for "Google ...

Update Jan. 15, 2025 at 10:56am ET: Microsoft reportedly killed off its Google-like Bing UI that seemed designed to trick users into using Bing. The original story follows below. Microsoft has ...

Update: Added Google's statement below. Microsoft Bing displays what is being categorized as a misleading Google-esque search page when users search for 'Google,' making it look like you are on ...

A sneaky new behavior that Microsoft has implemented in Bing attempts to hide the fact that people are using Bing whenever they try to get to Google. Bing is a perfectly fine search engine, but ...

Microsoft is pulling yet another trick to get people to use its Bing search engine. If you use Bing right now without signing ...