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Title: Bing denies copying Google search results
Post by: Clive on February 02, 2011, 19:00

Google has accused rival search engine Bing of cheating after planting synthetic terms to catch it out.

WEBUSER (http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/top-stories/514846/bing-denies-copying-google-search-results)

Title: Re: Bing denies copying Google search results
Post by: Rik on February 02, 2011, 19:01

Send for the lawyers...

Title: Re: Bing denies copying Google search results
Post by: sam on February 02, 2011, 20:39

well I dont know if its a legal action more them simply just indexing what google do.

Title: Re: Bing denies copying Google search results
Post by: Rik on February 03, 2011, 11:22

Come on, Sam, computer firms always send in the lawyers. ;)

Title: Re: Bing denies copying Google search results
Post by: Simon on February 03, 2011, 11:40

What's the beef anyway?  Surely a search result is a search result.  :dunno:

Title: Re: Bing denies copying Google search results
Post by: Rik on February 03, 2011, 11:42

I suppose the beef is plagiarism.

Title: Re: Bing denies copying Google search results
Post by: Simon on February 03, 2011, 11:51

There's only so many ways the same thing can be done.  ::)

Title: Re: Bing denies copying Google search results
Post by: Rik on February 03, 2011, 11:54

A bit like music, you mean? ;)

Title: Re: Bing denies copying Google search results
Post by: Simon on February 03, 2011, 11:56

Well, in some cases... 

Title: Re: Bing denies copying Google search results
Post by: Rik on February 03, 2011, 11:56

 ;D