This type of strategy is sometimes called a “dark pattern,” or a deceptive pattern that tricks users into doing something they did not intend. Below the Google-looking search bar, including a Google ...

Microsoft has a habit of using a variety of tricks to convince people to keep using the defaults of Bing and Microsoft Edge ...

Microsoft has quietly removed a deceptive user interface (UI) that mimicked Google 's look on its search engine, Bing. The move comes after the misleading UI was first spotted by Reddit users earlier ...

Microsoft faces backlash after Bing mimics Google's interface ... labeling it “another tactic in its long history of tricks to confuse users and limit choice.” She concluded her statement ...

Microsoft is trying out another new tactic to stop people from switching to Google products -- and it's even dodgier than the ...

Microsoft has suddenly backtracked after being caught “ tricking ” users, with a homepage designed to look and feel like Google’s own when Windows users searched for Google itself. The head of Chrome ...

The fine print under the search box does reference Microsoft Bing, in the context of a charitable initiative related to search queries. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but Microsoft ...

When users look up Google using Bing, the Microsoft-owned search engine displays a Google Doodle lookalike. The deceptive webpage could trick unsuspecting users into staying on Bing, as its layout ...