Thanks Folks:

My concern about "Bing"... putrid search engine that it is, comes from another time when it "invaded" my older laptap without invitation. It took me nearly a week to get the darn thing to depart. I was ready to pay a Priest to exorcise it.

I looked at an e-mail from an acquaintance who uses Yahoo... and the very act of opening that correspondence cursed me with that invasive vomit.

You'd think a responsible company like Microsoft would realize the ire such lousy pranks can cause potential users. In all honesty, I've never used "Bing" and don't care much for "Google"... (I call it Gargoyle) because they are so sneaky about how they treat my (and your) privacy. If we had honest politicians, I would ask them to pass a law making these predatory practices illegal. It is a form of breaking and entering.

Anyway, your thoughts on this subject were helpful.

Cheers,

Dave