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Google-like interface for 'decision engine'
Microsoft has finally unwrapped its new search site Bing, the much anticipated upgrade of its Live Search service.
The beta site, announced by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at the All Things Digital Conference in California, is live now, although the official launch is scheduled for 3 June.
The opening screen has obviously been influenced by Google, with a simple search box topped by a menu bar of search types: web, images, video, news, maps and more.
Microsoft is choosing to call Bing a 'decision engine', perhaps to distinguish it from Google. Ballmer explained in a press statement: "Bing is an important first step forward in our long-term effort to deliver innovations in search that enable people to find information quickly and use the information they’ve found to accomplish tasks and make smart decisions.”
Microsoft claims Bing will enable users to find the information they want with a minimum number of clicks.
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