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Microsoft Looks At Other Search Engines

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the build-vs.-buy-it dept.

ZuperDee writes "It looks like Microsoft is now looking for another search engine to buy. They are looking at Ask Jeeves and Looksmart, but they recently dumped Looksmart, after deciding that its results don't stack up well. So would anyone be surprised if they bought Ask Jeeves? It can't hurt that according to Netcraft, they already run Microsoft IIS."

3 of 363 comments (clear)

  1. who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    ms blows!

  2. Looksmart? by r_glen · · Score: 1, Troll

    "...but they recently dumped Looksmart, after deciding that its results don't stack up well"

    Or that its name was a contradiction of their image.

  3. Would even Microsoft want to Buy a Site Using IIS? by syntap · · Score: 0, Troll

    Geez... even THEY should be able to calculate the security risks to the search engine if they buy Jeeves...