Evil trend report

[John Nagle]

Bing
A 3 2.4% ()
A 1 0.8% (non_commercial)
Q 50 40.0% ()
Q 15 12.0% (no_location)
U 5 4.0% (no_website)
U 33 26.4% (non_commercial)
X 1 0.8% (negative_info)
X 17 13.6% (no_location)

Google
A 1 0.8% ()
A 4 3.3% (non_commercial)
Q 46 38.3% ()
Q 20 16.7% (no_location)
Q 1 0.8% (non_commercial)
U 4 3.3% (no_website)
U 28 23.3% (non_commercial)
X 16 13.3% (no_location)
Test complete: Evil trend report

Right now, Google is winning slightly. It changes from minute to minute,
because it's based on the current list of hot search topics from Google.
More on this later.

John

 

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:43:17 -0700, John Nagle wrote:

[snip]

Test complete: Evil trend report

Right now, Google is winning slightly. It changes from minute to
minute, because it's based on the current list of hot search topics from
Google. More on this later.

What does this mean? What are the tables showing? How do you define evil?
Why aren't you including Yahoo search in your test? (It has a much bigger
market share than MSN, even rebranded as Bing). Is this relevant to
Python is some way?

 

[r]

(snip: evil trend report)

http://tiny.cc/7nEFy

hmm, Bing gained a one percent market share after a whirlwind marking
scheme that set M$ back $100 million. When is the last time anybody
saw a Google commercial? anyone? So as per Forbes, M$ has jumped from
a whopping 7.2% share to an astronomical 8.2% share. I can't imagine
the chaos at Google-Plex right now! ..."Chicken Little" paints a
picture though...?

So "Mark-phony-baloney-Mahaney" projects that Bing will get 20 percent
market share. I find that hard to believe, although the brainwashed
masses can be easily intrigued by pretty pictures and marketing FUD.

But how could this possibly have any effect on Python some might
postulate? Well, for one, if Bing DOES happen to put a hurt on Google
that will effect Python in big ways! If some of you don't know, Guido
works for Google and his lively hood depends on a paycheck. Sure if
Guido lost his Job at Google 100 companies would be scrambling to hire
him, *BUT* would those 100 companies allow him to spend half his time
on Python? I think not!

Believe me the last thing the world needs is M$ corrupting the web.
With a monopoly on software and browsing, it's over people! Google is
the only force between the enlightened few and the evil empire of M$.
This is our last stand, double or nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[John Yeung]

Why aren't you including Yahoo search in your test?
(It has a much bigger market share than MSN, even
rebranded as Bing).

Microsoft acquired Yahoo! at the end of July. I would think Yahoo!
search is powered by Bing by now.

John

 

[r]

Microsoft acquired Yahoo! at the end of July.  I would think Yahoo!
search is powered by Bing by now.

Very True! M$ is working very hard to counter Google. If they succeed
we all lose! Google should promote Open Office or get real about
Google Docs in a hurry! (sorry but Google docs isn't a challenge to
even Notepad yet!) Hopefully they have something up their sleeve with
Google Chrome OS?

We will just have to wait and see...?


Get enlightened... http://jjsenlightenments.blogspot.com/

 

[Che M]

I've absolutely no clue what those tables are supposed to
represent (well, I do know what Bing and Google are, but beyond
that...).

I think it's pretty obvious, Grant. Clearly, for the second of
the two U's, Bing has a 33, while Google only has a 28. I mean,
Google doesn't even HAVE a 2nd X (the so-called "negative_info"
that we've all heard about). I haven't seen numbers and letters
like this in a long time, let me tell you.

CM

 

[John Nagle]

On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:43:17 -0700, John Nagle wrote:

[snip]

Test complete: Evil trend report

Accidentally posted a private e-mail. Cancelled. Sorry.

John Nagle

 

[Steven D'Aprano]

Microsoft acquired Yahoo! at the end of July. I would think Yahoo!
search is powered by Bing by now.

No they didn't.

At the end of July, Microsoft and Yahoo did a deal where Microsoft can
get access to Yahoo's search results. If anything, Bing is powered by
Yahoo rather than the other way around.

 

[Asun Friere]

    Accidentally posted a private e-mail.  Cancelled.  Sorry.

You think you can get out of it that easily? You've exposed yourself
as an enemy of the Empire now! You'd better look over your shoulder
for guys dressed in black cloaks breathing heavily ...