> According to the complaint, Google requires companies that want to bundle Google’s apps with their products to make Google Search the default search engine on those devices. They’re even offered financial incentives to not even include any other search engines, European authorities allege.
> Most normal people don't know what a search engine and just go with the default.
Exactly. Microsoft's users are there because they don't know about the alternatives or are locked in.
> You are the one fetishizing Google. I know MS and Google are both slimy. Google just has a better PR machine.
I see, it is a personal thing for you.
I was just saying that Microsoft's services are essentially unusable. That's not because of Bill or Ballmer, but because Bing is just bad.
The only reason I'm mentioning dark patterns is to say that it's 20% with all the cheating they can do. Not because one in five people thinks their offering has value.
> but who would want to keep using Bing long enough to quantify the suck?
20% of the market?