[corin_]

  Google didn't run this experiment to cause bing to show bogus results, they did it to confirm...

There is a counter argument to that. If Bing's claims are true, then Google didn't run the experiment to confirm the results, they ran it to cause the results.

I think 99% of HN, including myself, will share your opinion, but it doesn't counter Bing's claims because it boils down to "which company do we believe?"

[muro]

Google: we found that bing is copying us. To prove it, we ran this experiment.

Bing: doh, of course we use google results, but we told you that before in an obscure academic paper. Didn't you read that? And we are innovative - shiny pictures!

[simonk]

I don't understand what are Bing's claims that make it so just went Google did this they were copying results.