Bada Bing! Microsoft delivers Bing search app

I get no results at all... no matter what I search or what search type. Nice.

bada bing, bada boom, bada BOMB.

Bing gives such poor results in New Zealand, and the maps are very low resolution and out of date. When they improve the results, I'll try the app again.

Who is forcing you to use MS Office? You can use alternatives from apple :)
As far as I know, Apple begged Microsoft to keep Office for Mac.

But It's Not Google

I work on Windows on a Mac (through Parallels) and can truly say I span both 'camps'. Mostly, I'm just tired of there being camps...it's like US politics, nothing gets done if all you're ever doing is trying to prove you're the best...

Anyway, Google and Bing ALSO span both platforms. One came out with an iPhone search app first and then the next one did. Now, we could say that in classic MS style, they waited in the wings, saw what everyone else was doing, then copied the best one (OK, apparently Bing helps you decide, whatever).

So, if it works, use it. If it doesn't, don't. And it looks like it kinda doesn't...BUT the larger age-old issue that's erupted here is probably more intriguing: MS versus Apple and its cohorts (in this case, Google). I'm always amazed at how personal it gets, immediately.

Yeah, illuminati, lighten up. Calling someone a loser because they are in the other 'camp' - and then turning around and saying you aren't even in a camp...? Really?

There are some good and bad things about the app. The image results loading the way they do is really nice and smoother than anything Google offers. The menu arrows are out of place and extremely annoying. It doesn't follow some of the UI standards, which can be confusing. The maps were kind of weird and not as user friendly as I'd expect. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 and say there's a lot of room for improvement. The problem with MS is they often fail to recognize what should be improved and what should be left alone. Their sense of design is embarrassingly terrible. I'll probably be deleting it. I prefer Google and have little to no respect for MS.

@ illuminati- ps. I think it's great that you keep your options open and use what you can for what you need, honestly. That is the beauty of today's virtualization technology.

lighten up though, really.

First Gen iPod Touch Users are out of luck - it says this app requires a microphone! WHY?

--*Rob

@illuminati- There is no reason for your personal attacks guy. I write what I write as an Apple Consultant and technician. What I end up cleaning up after, more than anything else, is MS products. I may be biased but I enjoy software that does not mess up systems I own or work on. MS software is a derivative disaster from a professional standpoint. Biased or not it is unfortunately the truth. If MS made products that worked as they should I would have a lot less to complain about.

I post my comments based on personal and professional EXPERIENCE, far from biased.