The Bing name was chosen through focus groups, and Microsoft decided that the name was memorable, short, and easy to spell, and that it would function well as a URL around the world. The word would remind people of the sound made during "the moment of discovery and decision making".

With Microsoft Search in Bing you get search results both from the web and from your organization—in any browser and on any device. In addition to web results, you can find work or school results, including: People. Files.

Bing is a search engine. If you can't use/ try New Bing in your Chrome browser it's a restriction of Chrome and NOT a restriction imposed by Microsoft or Edge.

Bing is a search engine created and operated by Microsoft, replacing its former Live Search, Windows Live Search, and MSN Search offerings. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed the search engine in May 2009.