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MSN Search Roundup

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-read dept.

Thomas Hawk writes "Well after almost 24 hours of public release, The Seattle Post Intelligencer seems to have the best round up on the professional opinions on the new MSN search beta. Bottom line seems to be that nobody is going to be switching over to MSN Search from Google anytime soon. The story includes opinions by Walter Mossberg, John Battelle, The Wall Street Journal and others. "

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  1. what is he smoking? by kalpol · · Score: 5, Funny
    the product bears all the hallmarks of the feisty, upstart side of the company.

    What is he talking about? Microsoft hasn't been a feisty upstart since about 1986.

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    1. Re:what is he smoking? by ch-chuck · · Score: 3, Funny

      You mean not all feisty upstarts have 40 billion in cash to invest in new products? I'm shocked, shocked.

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  2. look and feel by slashpot · · Score: 5, Funny

    What gets me is the blatant rip off of Google's UI. This coming from Microsoft - the trademark happy lawsuit company.

  3. Gates Logic by mfh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bill Gates: We will reinvent the wheel. Let's make it rounder.

    Everyone Else: Google is works, without any extra crap, and that's why we like it.

    Bill Gates: Use our new rounder search engine! It is powered by Yahoo, until 2005! Plus we have added lots of special crap! (mostly because so many people asked for it!)

    Everyone Else: Don't you ever learn? We said we didn't want anything but a simple, accurate search engine. We have that already. Do something else.

    Bill Gates: But the first 50-100 results now show the websites that have *paid* to be listed! How can you beat that? If they are going to fork over this extra cash to be listed, they must have really quality websites, right?!

    Everyone Else: Yeah, that makes total sense to us.

    Bill Gates: Plus Google doesn't have neato browser interstitials! They are lacking in the creative marketing department! Seriously!!

    Everyone Else: What excites you, does not excite us.

    Bill Gates: Our search is easier to get to because a link comes with every copy of XP! You know how hard it is to put a link on the desktop or in the Start Menu? We should be given the Nobel Peace Prize, or something.

    Everyone Else: I think we want a search engine that filters out any website or company affiliated with Microsoft.

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    1. Re:Gates Logic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Walter Mossberg: Very promising, not quite good enough to replace Google

      CNet: Good, won't be put in front-line use for a few months

      John Battelle: Potentially better than Google

      Search Engine Watch: Very promising, not quite good enough to replace Google

      WSJ: Pointless anecdote

      Slashdot: Exprets agreee! Mirco$oft sucks, noone wil use it!

  4. more evil than satan by fishmonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    search for

    "more evil than satan"

    on

    http://beta.search.msn.com/

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  5. paperclip by alatesystems · · Score: 5, Funny

    It looks like you're searching for porn. Would you like help?
    *blink* *blink*

  6. Re:The best part is by BJH · · Score: 3, Funny

    microsoft.com is #5 if you search for "more evil than Satan himself".

    However, it doesn't show up if you search for "more evil than Satan and all his little devils".
    Nor does it show up if you search for "more evil than all Satan's little devils".

    If we assume that:
    x = Satan
    y = All of Satan's little devils
    z = Microsoft

    then we can deduce the following based on MS's search results:
    x <= z is true.
    y <= z is true.
    x + y >= z is true.
    x <= z + y is true.

    Thus, if all of Satan's little devils decided to change sides and join up with the big Bill G., Satan wouldn't stand a chance in Hell.

  7. Re:Also on the BBC... by foistboinder · · Score: 5, Funny
    Maybe Google's the search King in terms of Volume, but the quality of the results is turning to shit real fast.

    I think Google's simply reflecting the web turning to shit real fast...

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  8. Re:Also on the BBC... by outZider · · Score: 4, Funny

    +500 Insightful.

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