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		WalterGR on Feb 10, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google 2000 vs. Google 2011 Thanks for the reply, Matt. Google believed that queries and clicks on Google search results were being used in Bing's ranking I thought it was the search results that Google accused Microsoft of stealing. I guess I need to go refresh my memory. Things we don't know include... Good summary, thanks. I don't guess anyone is very surprised that Microsoft isn't quick to offer up how it treats a single data stream.

Matt_Cutts on Feb 10, 2011 [–]

"I thought it was the search results that Google accused Microsoft of stealing."

I'm trying to use very precise/neutral language to avoid the "copying/cheating" brouhaha. The crux of the issue is that clicks on Google search results are used in Bing's search rankings.

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