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Microsoft Wants to Take on Google
blenderking writes "We do view Google more and more as a competitor. We believe that we can provide consumers with a better product and a better user experience. That's something that we're actively looking at doing,", says Bob Visse, director of marketing for Microsoft's MSN Internet services division, said. Full article at: Yahoo. This could have fit in with yesterday's April Fool's stories..."
Google isn't competition for Microsoft. Google is a quality product that actually works. Totally different than anything Microsoft puts out.
"We see life as a less-than utopian user-experience. We aim to remove all question, doubt, pain, suffering, and freedom of choice from our prosepctive devotees. We feel that our God project, Diety 1.0, will present a truly enhanced
life for all, the benefits of which shall be obvious. Our product will overcome."
"We believe that we can provide consumers with a better product and a better user experience"
that means Microsoft will be making plans to buy google.
other than that, no, they really can't
I think I just died of laughter.... what are they going to run their search engine on? MSSQL ?!!!!
3000 dead over past 2 years, still no free Palestinians, still
I don't know, let's seach Google to find out.
Simple question: How could you beat Google?
If I knew I'd be rich.
A Google representative could not be immediately reached for comment.
The rep was too busy cleaning up the coffee that he'd laughed out of his nose.
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Why is Google perceived by MS to be a competitor? Why does MS feel compelled to own everything? Why not admit that Google is excellent, that there's already lots of competition in the search engine niche, and get on with life?
:-), but they regularly come up with stuff like this, and it just disgusts me. They're like evil monkeys. Just can't stop fidgeting, fidgeting, fidgeting.
I try and try not to hate MS (I hate hating, and personally find it exhausting
Sounds like a user experience to me. You're just confused because as a Linux user, you're trained to hate anything that involves the word "user." It's understandable.
I was wondering if the M$ search engine will include some good hearty blue screens to make your searches unstable too? And maybe some memory issues, and definately it needs to be the slowest search engine out there.
It is only fair seeing as how Bill Gates invented the internet...
-1 Overrated (Too many big words for me to comprehend)
Umm... I think that Google fulfills number four, too. Umm, yea.
I can see the fnords!
I have faith that the MSN butterfly can do it ... he is so smart, strong and brave ... he can do anything.
members are seeing something, your seeing an ad
OK, so lets take it a step further and do a search for "go to hell" at search.msn.com.
The "13th" result is: "Google search leads to Gates of 'hell' - Computerworld"
Have you Googled for it?
You are right, Google doesn't - but maybe, he was referring to the "I'm feeling lucky" button, which, in case of M$' search engine will crash your machine 3 times out of 5?
Just a thought...
My M$ Hotmail is such a good user experience that I am sure M$ will win this one folks.
Here are just a few of the great thing I have learned today?
1.) I was able to help out a coed who was low on cash, and had just bought a camera.
2.) I have found out how to refinance my House.
3.) I now can have up to 26 physical contractions during climax.
4.) I am considering the Get Bigger 100% Proven Results offer.
5.) I may be able to get rid of high credit card intrest
How could google beat these people?
Get a free ipod.
Go to google.com and do a search for
:)
The best search engine
now go to google and do a search for
The worst search engine.
Fun
Jolyon
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Google is already so powerful and so popular that it's already a verb in most people's vocabulary.
I can't wait for Microsoft to be used as a verb:
"Our company was microsofted so we'll have to let you all go."
Micorsoft taking on Google? This is like those Iraqi press conferences where they claim that they're going to lash out and smite the agressors. Sheesh.
Come to think of it, are we really sure Bill Gates is alive? I mean, I'm sure it's him in those videotapes, but you really can't be sure of when they're made. You notice he never holds up a current newspaper when you see him on TV?
Seriously, one of the big reasons Google is popular is that it's not at all like Microsoft. It will be difficult for Microsoft to duplicate that formula.
1) Annouce you're a competitor of google
2) ????
3) $$$$
Oh wait - this is Microsoft
1) $$$
2) ????
3) Announce you're a competitor of google
That's better.
My wife dissents. She doesn't believe that "aerodynamic" is a term one can apply to feminine hygeine products.
This sig no verb.
A few months ago, you could type "go to hell" in Google's search box, and it would return www.microsoft.com as the first link. You can read more about this here, here and here.
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Someone says, "I'm going to google you" and I'm cool with that. Someone else says, "I'm going to Microsoft you" and I'm likely to get the urge to smack 'em. Really hard, in fact.
Google has a really good reputation in the community, Microsoft does not. If judged by quality alone, Google's engine wins without a competition.
Unfortunately such things are not a bellweather for business success.
I use Google to search Microsoft's web site. Need I say more?
Google is totally platform independent.
Yeah, that's exactly what Microsoft's "better product and a better user experience" is going to "fix".
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- - You can't take something off the Internet! That's like trying to take pee out of a swimming pool.
Microsoft shouldn't feel left out - I use their name as a verb all the time. Granted, it's usually in sentences like: "I'm gonna Microsoft your datacenter back to the stone age." But still...