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Actually, Microsoft has very easy feedback systems by which you can tell us what you think about basically every single product we have. So you can freely say what you don't like -…

Sorry, I'm a little confused as to how you think Microsoft has historically made products that are "irrelevant to the end user", when Microsoft powers the majority of computing act…

There is a difference between saying "chairs wouldn't exist without Microsoft" and "Microsoft had a hand in making possible the chair you currently sit in". To be clear, I'm making…

I honestly don't know how to reply to that kind of argument, in that it feels like the evidence both overwhelming and widely available that Microsoft has, in fact, provided innovat…

Sorry, perhaps I made the point badly: you're nodding at exactly what I was trying to say. The reason to get angry about the things people produce is for their actual social ramifi…

First, nobody at Microsoft posted an article. I answered a question on Quora, before the Yale incident even occurred. Quora reached out and asked if they could publish on Forbes, w…

This was an honest answer on Quora to a question that I think is interesting. It is how I actually feel. Quora reached out to ask me if they could publish it on Forbes, and I said …

Let's take altruism as "devotion to the welfare of others". It is pretty hard to argue that Bing for Schools is anything but that - we looked at what we could create that would be …

Well, as the guy behind Bing for Schools, let me suggest an alternate world. Let's pretend Microsoft simply blinked out of existence. Can you name any software package as well inte…

I actually don't think we should draw the line: it takes many, many people working together to create the world we live in. My point was that we should operate on a basic level of …

You are absolutely right that the janitor has a role, as does the barista, and I afford both of those people immense amounts of respect in my daily life. I don't look at the things…

I'm not asking for a magic privilege. I'm asking people to step back and evaluate what Microsoft is actually doing. Take Bing, for example; you strip the brand off and people actua…

Actually, I just wrote this as an honest Quora answer. Quora then reached out and asked if they could publish to Forbes.

Well noted! I actually wrote about this very psych effect on the Bing blog; if Google doesn't give you a good result, its your fault. If Bing doesn't, its Bing's fault. This is com…

Are you within the US? Unfortunately, Bing It On is only available in the US and China at the moment. (Note: I work for Bing.)

I went to a liberal arts college (Swarthmore) and I have to say: there is no way my friends are representative of the average American. grins Only one in four adult Americans has a…

Are your friends people like you? Which engine do you like? Is it possible that maybe your friends aren't a representative sample of the average searcher? (Note: I work for Bing.)

Actually, Bing is working better outside the US than it has previously and we continue to make heavy investments in other markets. But you're correct, Bing It On only exists in the…

And this is precisely why a 3rd party does our testing: so that these sort of manipulations don't creep in. (Note: I work for Bing.)

It is getting increasingly hard to do an apples-to-apples comparison (social sidebar, snapshot, etc.). The best we can do is try to narrow down to just the web results, for the mom…

This is why we don't track the Bing It On challenge itself and instead do lab studies; on the website, it is fairly easy to game if you're trying to. Though every once in awhile, h…

That's a remarkably clear-headed analysis; thanks for that. We at Bing don't always get the courtesy of people actually thinking deeply about what we do. =] (Note: I work for Bing.…

Except they split the sample into three, thereby reducing the sample size (and power) in thirds. What matters is that there are still large enough to run significance tests on, bot…

You're correct, Bing It On is US only (although I believe there is also a Chinese version). As for Uruguay, we're always working to improve our international coverage - check back …