Microsoft has been caught disguising Bing as Google's homepage for users searching for 'Google' while using Bing, eliciting criticism from Google's Chrome Chief. This tactic targets new Windows PC users to keep them within Bing's ecosystem, adding to Microsoft's history of controversial user retention strategies.
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