Microsoft Stops Using Bing To Trick People Into Thinking They’re On Google

Microsoft has softly killed disconnected its spoofed Google UI that it was utilizing to instrumentality Bing users into reasoning they were utilizing Google. Earlier this play you could hunt for “Google” connected Bing and get a page that looked a batch for illustration Google, complete pinch a emblematic hunt bar, an image resembling a Google Doodle, and moreover immoderate mini matter nether nan hunt barroom conscionable for illustration Google search.

The misleading UI nary longer appears connected nan Google hunt consequence of Bing this week, conscionable days aft it was primitively discovered by posters connected Reddit. Microsoft’s spoofed Google UI moreover automatically scrolled down nan page somewhat to disguise its ain Bing hunt barroom that look astatine nan apical of hunt results, successful a blatant effort to instrumentality Bing users into reasoning they were connected Google.

Microsoft refused to remark connected its clone Google UI, but Google was overmuch than happy to relationship up its opinion. “Imitation is nan sincerest style of flattery, but Microsoft spoofing nan Google homepage is different maneuver successful its agelong history of tricks to confuse users & limit choice,” said Google Chrome leader Parisa Tabriz successful a station connected X past week. “New year; caller debased Microsoft.”

Microsoft has a wont of utilizing a assortment of tricks to personification group to support utilizing nan defaults of Bing and Microsoft Edge successful Windows, including modifying Chrome download sites and utilizing malware-like popups to get group to ditch Google. Microsoft has moreover antecedently had to reverse pop-up ads incorrect Google Chrome to reside “unintended behavior.”