Bing
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
2warn against
Dec 30, 2025first mention
Sep 28, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Here are some "web search engines" that still work for me without CAPTCHA, Javascript or cookies”
searches from command line with own UNIX filters and a text-only browseron “Ask HN: What are the viable alternatives to DuckDuck…”
“Right now Bing is working better for me (Bing! WTF?)”
switched from Googleon “Google is dead. Where do we go now?”
Caveats and dissent
“you will notice really how crap Google/Bing are!”
“After a few messages the chat is blocked because MS did not choose to walk the extra mile”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: What are the viable alternatives to DuckDuckGo? 2 mentions
- When did Google get so weird? 1 mention
- DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode 1 mention
- Microsoft Hasn't Had a Coherent GUI Strategy Since Petzold 1 mention
- Google is dead. Where do we go now? 1 mention
Data: bing.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 6
“I did ditch Google/Chrome for Bing/Edge years ago.”
“Here are some "web search engines" that still work for me without CAPTCHA, Javascript or cookies”
“you will notice really how crap Google/Bing are!”
“I use a mix of Bing (as Edge Is my daily driver) and duckduckgo”
“After a few messages the chat is blocked because MS did not choose to walk the extra mile”
“Right now Bing is working better for me (Bing! WTF?)”