Microsoft Challenges Google

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Posted by michael on Friday July 30, 2004 @04:30AM from the tyson-vs.-holyfield dept.

prostoalex writes "Microsoft's MSN division previewed a tool for desktop document search extending into the Web search, Reuters reports from Redmond, WA. The message to Google was clearly articulated in Steve Ballmer's speech: 'There's a lot of Google fascination out there and we share it, and we're going to compete. We're going to compete very, very hard.' Google News points to 63 more articles on the topics, MSN Newsbot provides tons of links as well. ComScore estimates Google's market share at 42.2%, Yahoo's at 38.8% and MSN's at 31.8% (numbers do not add up to 100%, since Internet users rely on multiple engines)."

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Oops, there's a typo. by Sj0 · 2004-07-30 04:32 · Score: 4, Funny

There's a typo right there. You misspelled "We're going to send jackbooted thugs to the google CO and we're going to hit their knees. We're going to break their knees very hard".

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It searches email too... by saderax · 2004-07-30 04:35 · Score: 2, Funny

but can it search my gmail?!
Re:Others than Google? by A1miras · 2004-07-30 04:38 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm SICK and TIRED of people asking for information things that would take just 1/2 a second of googling to find. This is the last time:

Yahoo
msn

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Early Preview by SuperKendall · 2004-07-30 04:39 · Score: 5, Funny

Even more detailed preview of new MS search technology.

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USPTO Patent #42424242 by Doug+Dante · 2004-07-30 04:46 · Score: 2, Funny

Applicant: Microsoft Invention: Method of searching documents on a computer information system and interactively displaying results. Patent Clerk Comments: DENIED. Previous art: "grep -R" Slashdot users, stop e-mailing me.

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What's MS going to need to compete with Google? by Enigma_Man · 2004-07-30 04:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Developers, developers, developers, developers...
DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!!!11ONEONE

-Shteeve

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Re:Yahoo's popularity by drinkypoo · 2004-07-30 06:04 · Score: 2, Funny

This is just another stupid Slashdot fad that will hopefully die quickly before it catches on.

...in Japan.

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Re:Yahoo matches Google? by marcellos · 2004-07-30 08:55 · Score: 2, Funny

Google should get Linux code and fight back developing an OS !!!