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Bing removes sneaky trick meant to make people think they’re using Google [U]


A sneaky new behavior that Microsoft has implemented in Bing attempts to hide the fact that people are using Bing...

The page then adds a new search bar directly below a group of people that could easily be mistaken for a Google Doodle. We confirmed this happens through both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome regardless of normal or private browsing modes. Update 1/15: A little over a week after the behavior was publicly called out, Microsoft has removed this misleading trick from Bing.

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