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Microsoft offers Bing 411 to compete with GOOG-411

Bing 411: http://www.discoverbing.com/mobile/411/

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Mobile | by C.K. Sample III | Tue Jun 2, 2009 9:20AM | 1 comment

Microsoft has launched a mobile phone based search product, Bing 411, to complement its recent launch of Bing The new service enters direct competition with Google's 411 service, GOOG-411, offering audio directions, traffic conditions, and weather reports for free to anyone willing to dial 1-800-Bing-411 (1-800-246-4411).

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jeo (7:49 PM on Thu Jun 11, 2009)

Microsoft now forces BING to open a web page on your PC when exiting Hotmail rather than returning to homepage. Horrible and invasive. Makes no sense to force this on the American market. I was told by the level-2 Tech Support Supervisor in India that Hotmail is Free and so Microsoft can do as they wish when advertising their products and services. LMAO!! Arogant. I used to be a big fan of Microsoft.

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