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Interface Languages
A word about interface language would be nice (well that's what I'm searching for.)
Noticed that Bing uses a different technique than Yahoo or Google which use domain ISO country extensions (.it, .fr, .jp) If you enter bing.jp you'll redirected to bing.com/?cc=jp
Microsoft has a rather poor language support in general (eg.: Can't change OS UI language, some Live.com services only let you access the language of the country where you are (Switzerland uses 3 languages but Live.com only shows you german and you couldn't change it)...)
For in case here are the listing of major search engines: [1] yahoo! Google A comparaison chart could be nice... The google article list all available languages
Can anybody wise about this write about it? - YCC 14:31, 23 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cy21 (talk • contribs)
Accuracy of Instant Answers
Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I test the "flight to" and "What is the capital of Germany?" options they seem to promote on our page, and both did nothing more than what (for example) Google or other search engines would bring up, which was two links to the correct answer's Wikipedia page. I didn't encounter any Encarta-like entries. But if not, I suggest removing these promotions from the article - if I can search "Capital of ___" on any search engine and find the answer the same way - then its not noteworthy. - AJ Halliwell (talk) 04:16, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
Removed the following. - AJ Halliwell (talk) 03:33, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
- Plane ticket info. When 'flights from (to)' is entered in the search box in combination with city names or airport codes Bing provides info on ticket prices and a prediction for the future price trend.
- Flight status. When 'flight status' and/or a flight number is entered in the Bing search box, Bing provides direct current information on the flight status of the particular flight.
- Car info
- Celebrity rankings (xRank)
- Celebrity news
- Encyclopedic answers (What is the capital of Germany?). If the search phrase entered in the search box contains a simple question whose answer can be found in the Encarta encyclopedia, Bing provides a direct answer to the question from Encarta.
it was never called "Windows Live search"
All inclusions of this false naming will be deleted. It was never referred to as Windows live search by microsoft. LightSpeed (talk) 05:55, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
- Sorry LightSpeed. Please check your sources and do more research before you edit. FYI a simple search returned this result: Microsoft PressPass: Microsoft Unveils Windows Live Search Beta. --Damaster98 (talk) 12:42, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
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