James Thigpen

So it’s been a 2 weeks since I switched Chrome’s default search engine from Google to Bing, and this is what I’ve got to say.

It’s not bad, but there’s nothing there that blows my socks off. The image search is way better than Google’s, but the regular search results are *slightly* less relevant sometimes than Google’s. I found myself at maybe once a day re-searching the same term on Google to find what I want. My searches typically have a very technical bent, so maybe that is relevant.

Oh and I don’t like the maps, but I think that may just be my fondness for Google Maps. The Bing maps aren’t bad either. I can’t quantify my distaste for the Bing Maps, but I don’t like them as much as Google’s. I think it may just be an aesthetic thing.

So the conclusion? I’m switching it back. It still feels foreign, and I think it’s a little less relevant to me than Google is for the things I search for.

Now I’m on the prowl for the next thing to jump into whole hog and test my preconceptions.