It’s impressive how duckduckgo manages to be so much better than bing despite being a frontend for bing

  • arglebargle@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Not to defend Bing in anyway, but I typed logitech unifying software and the first result is the download page on logitechs site.

    I am not doubting you, but why is it so different for me? I see non of the ??? section, no ads, just a link at the top like you would expect.

    What are you using or doing different?

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      3 months ago

      The screenshot is from Microsoft Edge running in Windows 10 (virtual machine) with no/little browsing history and no account connected. I’m hypothesizing here, but maybe these are the reasons:

      • You don’t see the ??? section because you’re not on Edge. Bing AI only works on edge (it checks your user agent)
      • You don’t see the ad because you have an adblocker
      • arglebargle@lemm.ee
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        3 months ago

        Just tried it in Edge, with no ad block.

        The first link was what I was searching for. None of that extra stuff showed up. The ad (for something unrelated) was in a column in the right.

        There is no account associated, little browsing history. This machine was completely wiped 2 weeks ago.

        I think the difference is, I am not in the US.