__/ [ Phil Da Lick! ] on Tuesday 12 September 2006 14:19 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Microsoft to Unveil New Search Engine
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Microsoft to Unveil Updated Search Engine 'Live Search' in Latest Move
>> | to Compete With Rivals
>> `----
>>
>> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060911/microsoft_search.html?.v=4
>>
>> The share of Live/MSN search kept declining while Google/Yahoo gained.
>> This is the third or fourth time I can recall that Microsoft launches a
>> supposedly 'brand new' engine that will {fix everything}^tm and "kill
>> Google", as Ballmer would promise.
>>
>> ...Same tactics when changing renaming Longhorn (the name of some pub)
>> with Vista. It's all about publicity and image of products that have no
>> prospects whatsoever.
>>
>> Older story:
>>
>> Windows Live Search Vanishes
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | A visit to search.live.com only returns a "Service unavailable message,"
>> | and the link to Search Only from Live.com delivers a very
>> | pedestrian-looking search form. Search results look about the same as
>> | those on MSN Search.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.webpronews.com/insiderreports/searchinsider/wpn-49-20060901WindowsLiveSearchVanishes.html
>
> It's not very good, I just ran a search for "crap search engines" and
> msn search wasn't number one. Think I'll just stick with google.
Can't help recalling an older thread. Here are some bits.
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Sinister Midget wrote:
> On 2006-08-04, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
something concerning:
>> http://tinyurl.com/kzsgb (search.microsoft.com)
> More specifically:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/j4o3b
"piece of shit"
Results
Xbox.com | Xbox 360 - The System
Internet Explorer 7: Home
> Here's another truthful one:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/l4cj5
"crapware"
Results
Output Content Protection and Windows Vista
Windows Live OneCare
Anti-Virus Engine
The Microsoft home page.
> Finally:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/eplt4
'buggy "software"'
1-10 of 759 containing buggy "software" (0.01 seconds)
Pretty much the entire Microsoft catalogue (of failures).
What a highly advanced search engine ... amazing!
"Powered by Windows Live"
Google will be shaking in their boots.
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