Anid_VidAug 13, 2023

Microsoft now has implemented "compare with Bing chat" button when you visit Google Bard in Edge

https://reddthat.com/post/1709698

Microsoft now has implemented "compare with Bing chat" button when you visit Google Bard in Edge - Reddthat

When you visit the Google’s chatbot bard’s website in Microsoft Bing. A New Button pops up besides the search bar which lets you compare bard results with Bing chat’s. I have no idea why they implemented this, well maybe to show off the their chatbot is better than bard or something?

Show threadwhyAug 13, 2023
Is it me, or is that pretty anti consumer?
Show threadnxfsiAug 13, 2023
No more anti-consumer than Google saying that “the internet is best experienced in chrome” every time you open YouTube or Google search.
Show threadoutAug 13, 2023
They say that? I only use Firefox and I don’t see that.
Show threadu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)Aug 13, 2023
Well, they also mangle/limit the Google Search on Firefox for Android. If you change your useragent to Chrome, it will show just fine, so it’s not issue with Firefox, it’s deliberate.
Show threadpngAug 13, 2023
DDG has better results anyway
Show threadLemonstealingwhoreAug 13, 2023
Doesn’t DDG just use Bing?
Show threadelscallrAug 13, 2023
No, they operate their own crawlers.
Show thread_user_

Per duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/…/sources/:

We also maintain our own crawler (DuckDuckBot) and many indexes to support our results. Of course, we have more traditional links and images in our search results too, which we largely source from Bing. Our focus is synthesizing all these sources to create a superior search experience.

Where do DuckDuckGo search results come from?

DuckDuckGo is an independent internet privacy company that offers a private alternative to Google search & Chrome in one free app.

DuckDuckGo Help Pages
Aug 13, 2023 at 11:02pmWeb
Show threadelscallrAug 13, 2023
Oh interesting. I’ve seen their crawlers in my server logs, didn’t know they were using it to augment Bing.