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MSN Rolling Out New Search Engine In July

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the makin'-the-money dept.

X writes "Looks like Microsoft is going to release its new search technology soon. The online search world is about to get very interesting...." July launch; looks like they will continue to use Overture for a while, but the competition for dollars and users will definitely heat up.

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  1. Oh really? by oGMo · · Score: 4, Funny
    The online search world is about to get very interesting....

    So what new feature is Google planning this time, then?

    ;-) (Sorry, couldn't resist)

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  2. That's fine and all, but... by Rellik66 · · Score: 5, Funny

    will anybody ever say, "Let me MSN search that"

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    1. Re:That's fine and all, but... by EpsCylonB · · Score: 4, Funny

      They may. I say "MSN me" all the time when referring to IMs.

      Yu do realise that you just admitted that on slashdot ?

  3. They are catching up with Google! by FyRE666 · · Score: 4, Funny

    As can be seen here, a search for litigious bastards brings Microsoft's pet puppets up at the top of the result list ;-)

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  4. what happens when you search for orwell? by kraksmoka · · Score: 3, Funny

    does m$ delete all references to themselves and big gates? hehe.

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  5. Heh by Tirinal · · Score: 4, Funny

    "We're really close to finding out what really strikes consumers as the most relevant search results," said Karen Redetzki, an MSN product manager.

    Tranalation: After several years of weekly strategy meetings with high-paid analysts and consultants we have discovered that people do not, in fact, want advertisements to be displayed with search results.

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