The results are slightly less bleak if you look at the desktop search market, where Google has “only” 82 percent to Bing’s growing 10.51 percent share as of early 2024.

Update 1/15: A little over a week after the behavior was publicly called out, Microsoft has removed this misleading trick from Bing. Searching for “Google” now brings up typical Bing search ...

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 ...

Bing nudges users to use its search results by disguising them as Google's. Bing hides its search bar and categories to make visitors think they are on Google's webpage.

While Bing still surfaces search results for Google underneath this spoofed Google UI, a lot of people will see this interface when they configure a new PC and search for Google in the address bar ...

The interface features a search bar, a Google-like image at the top, and text below the search bar that mimics Google’s layout. The page even scrolls down a bit to hide Bing's usual search bar.

The meme’s original spread was slow, but it came back in the later 2010s. It came as other Google search memes were enjoying popularity. People took the early meme and replaced the search phrase.

Update: Added Google's statement below. Microsoft Bing displays what is being categorized as a misleading Google-esque search page when users search for 'Google,' making it look like you are on ...

Microsoft’s Sneaky New Bing Interface When users not signed into a Microsoft account search for Google on Bing, they see a page that looks a lot like Google’s homepage.

Google suspected Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, of copying some Google-ish search technology to display certain results to users. The long version has been thoroughly covered by search ...