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Bing it on! Microsoft is eager to fill Google’s shoes in Oz

Australia’s new laws could make Google’s maligned rival the main search engine in the country

01 February 2021 - 21:19 By Byron Kaye

Software giant Microsoft Corp is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search engine over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday...

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