[grvdrm]

> Nobody is stopping Bing from driving traffic to their website

I know your comment is about the bot, but the other side is, yes - Google is absolutely stopping Bing from driving traffic to their website. Not Google's bot, but Google's default deals on iOS, browsers, etc.

Even if Bing's index was measurably better, most folks wouldn't think to switch given how easy it already is to stick with Google.

Otherwise, re: Microsoft - you're absolutely right. The latest examples for me: - Teams as a crappy default - In Windows 11 I can't move my taskbar to another part of my window anymore? What the f. 10+ years of user-preference destroyed with one update.