Microsoft Pushing Bing For Search In Schools, With Ad-Removal Hook 158
rujholla writes "Microsoft has been trying to push Apple's iPad aside in favor of Surface tablets in schools, and now the Windows giant is looking to take on Google when it comes to search for students. Microsoft is including features such as allowing K-12 schools to remove advertisements from search results and enhanced privacy controls. Is this enough to beat the Google search quality edge? Or does that edge even still exist?"
Re:As much as we love to hate Microsoft... (Score:5, Funny)
Microsoft can sell all kinds of stuff after using this as a promotional tool.
It doesn't look like they'll be making money any time soon.
"Microsoft To Start Dumping Surface RT To Schools
It’s fair to say that Microsoft’s Surface didn’t get the reception the company was hoping for. The tablet debuted last October and tanked shortly thereafter, thanks to an overly ambitious price point, poor software selection, and the myriad issues surrounding Windows 8. "
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/159034-microsoft-unloading-surface-rt-units-at-199-offering-schools-major-discount [extremetech.com]
Those poor schoolkids - first they get Surface RTs dumped on them, now Bing? Microsoft should be prosecuted for child abuse!
Bing - Terrible Name If You're Scottish (Score:4, Funny)
I always like to point out that in Scotland a Bing is a spoil heap, it's the pile of dirt that you take out of the ground and discard to get at the minerals you actually want, worst name for a search engine ever.