Microsoft Bing

==MSN Search==
===1998–2000===
MSN Search was launched in the third quarter of 1998, using search results from Inktomi, before switching to other engines like Looksmart and Altavista the following year.
===2000–2006===
====2000–2001====
====2001–2006====
The MSN logo was updated, following the release of Windows XP in November 2001.
A proprietary search indexing system would later be introduced in 2004.
==Windows Live Search==
===2006–2007===
 
The first public beta of Windows Live Search was made available on March 8, 2006, and officially replaced MSN Search later on September 11 of the same year.
==Live Search==
===2007–2009===
 
On March 21, 2007, Microsoft announced that it would separate its search developments from the Windows Live services family, rebranding the service as Live Search.
==Bing==
===2009–2013===
 
In 2008, Microsoft recognized that there would be a brand issue as long as the word "Live" remained in the name.http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/017296.html The new name for it, Bing would then be revealed on May 28, 2009.
This new "decision engine" would enter beta on June 1 of the same year, before officially replacing Live Search 2 days later.
UnderConsideration's Brand New ranked this the worst logo of 2009.
===2013 (unused)===
Just a few months before the new logo came out, another logo was unveiled on April 29, 2013, at the Design Day 2013 event. The logo can be seen at 30:17 here.
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===2013–2016===
Bing revealed a new logo on September 17, 2013, and was rolled out in the following weeks. It was still used on the website for a short time after the 2016 logo was introduced.
===2016–2020===
A new Bing logo was launched on January 14, 2016, and used in tandem with the previous logo until February 2016. It is very similar to the 2013 logo. The logo is still seen on error messages for Bing, on Bing's log in page and on Bing's help page.
===2020===
A new logo influenced by Microsoft's Fluent Design language was used for testing throughout 2020, A blue logo appeared on search results was also used. 
This logo was only used for two days from April 1, 2020, and the previous logo went back into use on April 3, 2020.
==Microsoft Bing==
===2020–present===
On August 1, 2020, the new name Microsoft Bing was teased on Bing's website for testing purposes. It officially took effect and fully replaced the original Bing name on October 5 of the same year. The blue version of the unused 2020 logo was also adopted, replacing the 2016 logo (see Microsoft Bing/Icons).
The new logo adopts the current Microsoft logo, with "Bing" affixed after the wordmark in the same font as the latter.
===2020–present (secondary)===
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A modified version of the first 2020 logo, with bolder text. It serves alongside the previous logo. In 2023, after Bing Chat's initial presentation, the logo appeared on the "New Bing" website.
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