If Bing were to overtake Google and become the preferred search engine, would anything really be much different?
I'm no search engine expert but I'm pretty comfortable assuming that Bing would have(and does have)had the same issues with rap genius as Google did. The only real difference is that as the market leader Google had to publicly react to rap genius 'gaming' of their system.
I think what this shows is that yes, this is precisely a product problem because if Bing were at the top we would be having this exact same discussion only with reversed roles.
Correct me if I'm wrong but Google vs Bing is not a lot different than Coke vs Pepsi.
Until we have someone come along with a search engine which is actually a better product, market share will only really be a function of effective marketing.
That said, I think your article does a good job outlining some of the barriers that any potential competitor in this arena should be aware of.
I'm no search engine expert but I'm pretty comfortable assuming that Bing would have(and does have)had the same issues with rap genius as Google did. The only real difference is that as the market leader Google had to publicly react to rap genius 'gaming' of their system.
I think what this shows is that yes, this is precisely a product problem because if Bing were at the top we would be having this exact same discussion only with reversed roles.
Correct me if I'm wrong but Google vs Bing is not a lot different than Coke vs Pepsi.
Until we have someone come along with a search engine which is actually a better product, market share will only really be a function of effective marketing.
That said, I think your article does a good job outlining some of the barriers that any potential competitor in this arena should be aware of.