I've switched completely to bing for a few reasons:
1) Bing is much faster to load
2) Bing doesn't muck up the links. I can right click->copy and get the actual link. With google you get a long incantation that doesn't tell you what site it goes to.
3) Bing handles a few things better, eg, "$500 in ₹" works in bing but not in google.
However, when I need local results, or results about something ongoing, Google is the undisputed king. Nobody else even comes close.
When trying to convert currencies, try using three-letter codes for the currency. To take something a bit more obscure than dollars and rupees as an example, "500 PLN to RSD" (Polish zloty to Serbian dinar) will definitely work in every search engine.
As far as I understand it (I never actually looked it up to confirm), currency codes = two letter country codes + first letter of the noun from the currency name, so they're relatively easy to guess right.
1) Bing is much faster to load
2) Bing doesn't muck up the links. I can right click->copy and get the actual link. With google you get a long incantation that doesn't tell you what site it goes to.
3) Bing handles a few things better, eg, "$500 in ₹" works in bing but not in google.
However, when I need local results, or results about something ongoing, Google is the undisputed king. Nobody else even comes close.