Bing brings in blanket ban on online tech support ads
No ifs, and no buts. The sheer volume and audacity of the crooks has spoiled it for everyone.
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Microsoft roundup: The Windows 7 threat, notifying nation-state targets, Bing censorhip
When checking around for what’s been happening with Microsoft, it seems like the company is following its normal pattern of gaining ground and then shooting itself in the foot. Here are a few examples:
At the end of 2015, Microsoft announced that it will start notifying users if the company believes “your account has been targeted or compromised by an individual or group working on behalf of a nation state.” Scott Charney, Microsoft’s Corporate VP of Trustworthy Computing, added:
We’re taking this additional step of specifically letting you know if we have evidence that the attacker may be “state-sponsored” because it is likely that the attack could be more sophisticated or more sustained than attacks from cybercriminals and others.
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Microsoft selling Bing imaging to Uber, moving display ads to AOL
Satya Nadella promised last week that there would be “tough choices” ahead for Microsoft, and it appears they’ve started.
TechCrunch reported that about 100 employees working on image collection will be moving from Microsoft to taxi operator Uber. Specifics, including the price, are undisclosed. Microsoft is transferring some “assets” to Uber along with the people, but what those are isn’t clear.
Separately, Microsoft announced a new partnership with AOL and AppNexus. AOL is taking over Microsoft’s display ad business, including mobile and video ads, in nine markets (Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK, and US). Ads sold will span both AOL’s properties, such as Huffington Post and TechCrunch, and Microsoft’s online presence, such as MSN and Outlook.com.
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Are Bing it on challenge claims a bunch of bunk?
You’ve seen the Bing It On “blind taste test” search engine commercials in which users decide if they favor the results from Bing or from Google. But what would life be without drama?
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