[lbo-talk] Microsoft: 0, Google: 1

[Wojtek S]

Here is another example of the asinine way Microsoft does business.  With
great fanfare, the Redmond shysters announced their new search engine Bing,
which is supposed to take on Google.  I normally use Google on my desktop
and notebook, but on my PDA device running Windows Mobile 6.0 (a piece of
shit comparing to I- products, but far less expensive) I also used Live
Search to identify local services, maps etc.  It was one of those few
Microsoft products that actually worked in a user friendly fashion.  Hmm, I
thought to myself, even Redmond can do something right from time to time.

But then, guess what, with the introduction of Bing, live search ceased to
work on my PDA. All I was getting was a message of a connection error.  My
connection was fine for any other app on my PDA, so I decided to update to
Bing.  I could not download the fucking thing using mobile explorer for some
reason (every other site was working fine, thank you), but I finally managed
to do so using my notebook and then transfer the .cab file to my PDA and
then install it.  It installed all right, but then it told me that my
location was Seattle, WA.  Since last time I checked I lived in Silver
Spring, MD, I wanted to change that location.  I got a message that Bing is
looking for Silver Spring near Seattle, WA and then I got the all familar
message "we cannot complete your search. check your network connection."

Hear that Microsoft, my network connection is working just fine for any
other app, it is your crap that fails to work with it.  So let me say it
loudly and clearly: FUCK YOU MICROSOFT, AND FUCK YOUR INFERIOR HALF BAKED
PRODUCTS!!!!.  I will stay with Google, and next time I buy a computer I
will go for a Linux or a Mac.

Wojtek