And even funnier - search for "Why is Microsoft Windows so expensive?" [bing.com] and the fifth result is a slashdot article entitled: "Why is OSS Commercial Software So Expensive?"!
I assume the search algorithm would replace the words Microsoft and Windows with something generic like Software and Operating System.
When there are more hits for Google and Evil then there could be reasons to rank them high.
None the less, such results should come after a (near) perfect match.
I don't know that it is specifically skewed though.. searching on: Windows is expensive... gives a lot of results that are negative on windows... I think that the other terms in the context are being compared... "why is" gets dropped out of context, or used literally. "Windows" or "Microsoft Windows" gets injected as an Operating System, and "so expensive" gets injected with expensive/cheap/inexpensive/pricey results, ie those that have a relation to price... so the results are those concerning expensive/cheap operating systems. Which may not be what is desired, but seem reasonable as to what a person may be looking for... If someone was to say "Why is X so expensive?" Having results for X being cheap, or X's alternatives also being expensive could be relevant.
However, given MS's history, you have to take these things with a grain of salt.
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When there are more hits for Google and Evil then there could be reasons to rank them high.
None the less, such results should come after a (near) perfect match.
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I don't know that it is specifically skewed though.. searching on: Windows is expensive ... gives a lot of results that are negative on windows... I think that the other terms in the context are being compared... "why is" gets dropped out of context, or used literally. "Windows" or "Microsoft Windows" gets injected as an Operating System, and "so expensive" gets injected with expensive/cheap/inexpensive/pricey results, ie those that have a relation to price... so the results are those concerning expensive/cheap operating systems. Which may not be what is desired, but seem reasonable as to what a person may be looking for... If someone was to say "Why is X so expensive?" Having results for X being cheap, or X's alternatives also being expensive could be relevant.
However, given MS's history, you have to take these things with a grain of salt.