I have noticed that Bing is actually getting better. However, I still prefer Google for most things. Google "assumes" what you are looking for, this can be good or bad depending on what you are searching. Bing on the other hand is like the early version of Google, literal search with minimum assumption. I am glad it is there as a fallback from Google. If the Google servers go down or if they pull some crap like ban Google search from windows phone, Bing is a decent alternative.
One thing I really appreciate from Bing is catching upto Google maps. Throughout the whole Google Maps and Windows phone fiasco, I din't miss GMaps a bit, between Nokia Maps[1] and Bing Maps [2], there isn't much I missing out from not using Google maps. Infact, I would to love Google to catch up to Nokia by offering offline maps.
Another mention is their Bing Flight [3] search, similar to kayak minus their cookie/OS price manipulations. It also comes with an awesome price prediction.
Overall, Bing has some great products but if they really want to compete with Google Search, they really need to improve their algo.
One thing I really appreciate from Bing is catching upto Google maps. Throughout the whole Google Maps and Windows phone fiasco, I din't miss GMaps a bit, between Nokia Maps[1] and Bing Maps [2], there isn't much I missing out from not using Google maps. Infact, I would to love Google to catch up to Nokia by offering offline maps.
Another mention is their Bing Flight [3] search, similar to kayak minus their cookie/OS price manipulations. It also comes with an awesome price prediction.
Overall, Bing has some great products but if they really want to compete with Google Search, they really need to improve their algo.
[1] http://here.com [2] http://maps.bing.com [3] http://flights.bing.com