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Microsoft disguises Bing as Google to fool inattentive searchers


If you can't beat Google, trick your users into thinking that they're using Google. That seems to be Microsoft's sneaky new approach to Bing search.

Not only is it hardwired into much of Windows and other Microsoft products like the Edge browser, it also employs a lot of sneaky visual tricks to steer you away from Google itself. The change was noted by Windows Latest(via 9to5Google), which also points out that this page appears whether you’re going to Bing.com directly or searching from the Edge combined search/URL bar. Michael's previous bylines include Android Police, Digital Trends, Wired, Lifehacker, and How-To Geek, and he's covered events like CES and Mobile World Congress live.

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