Google, Microsoft and Bing

Google calls out Microsoft for trickery over Bing’s response to ‘Google’ search query
Windows Latest first spotted the situation, describing it as a “genius move to keep you from Google search.” It’s part of a larger pattern by Microsoft to get Google users to switch to Edge and Bing, taking advantage of their positions as the default browser and search engine in Windows.
Google Warns Windows Users—Microsoft Is Tricking You
Google has suddenly hit back hard after Microsoft was seemingly caught capturing and diverting Google users within its Windows ecosystem. “New year, new low,” one Google exec posted on X, accusing the Windows-maker of “a long history of tricks to confuse users and limit choice.”
Microsoft is using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on Google
Microsoft is pulling yet another trick to get people to use its Bing search engine. If you use Bing right now without signing into a Microsoft account and search for Google, you’ll get a page that looks an awful lot like... Google.
Desperate for Bing Users, Microsoft Creates Sneaky Search Interface That Looks Like Google
This type of strategy is sometimes called a “dark pattern,” or a deceptive pattern that tricks users into doing something they did not intend. Below the Google-looking search bar, including a Google Doodle-esque cartoon, regular Bing results are displayed.
Microsoft accused of making Bing look just like Google search — and Google fires back
To trigger the Google result, you must use Bing without logging into a Microsoft account. The Google result has a search bar, an image that looks suspiciously like a Google Doodle, and even some tiny text under the bar, creating a Google-like design.
Searching 'Google' on Bing Now Shows Spoofed Google Homepage
But if you use that search bar that appears below the doodle, your search results will still be funneled through Bing. Scrolling on the page with the spoofed Google bar reveals the actual Bing search results, however, which start with a link to the real Google search engine.
Microsoft just found a new way to make you choose Bing instead of Google
If you try to access Google through the Bing search engine right now, Microsoft will play a little prank on you. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Microsoft Bing shows misleading Google-like page for 'Google' searches
Microsoft Bing is displaying what is being categorized as a misleading Google-esque search page when users search for Google, making it look you are on the competing search engine.
Microsoft's latest trick to get you using Bing is disguising it as Google
Second: My use of Edge means I sometimes accidentally use Bing, Microsoft's Google-but-worse, whenever I search for something in the URL bar. I could go into the settings and switch my default search engine,
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