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Can Microsoft Beat Google?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the they-beat-netscape-apple-and-ibm dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With all the hype surrounding the recent release of MSN Search, are the search engine wars heating up? There's an interesting article that states, "As the veteran Microsoft enters the already flooded search engine industry, and Google still being fresh and refreshing to most people, it begs the question: can the old supplant the new?""

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  1. According to Googlefight ..... by Alranor · · Score: 3, Funny

    google
    (156 000 000 results)

    versus

    microsoft
    (188 000 000 results)

    The winner is: microsoft

    Damn! I guess they can...

  2. it begs the question by Threni · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, it raises the question.

  3. Re:Too Late by UnknowingFool · · Score: 3, Funny
    People will never say, "don't ask me, Microsoft it."

    You may be right. Since most geeks are guys, they'll never use the terms "micro" and "soft" and "it" in the same sentence. Too much ego.

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  4. Re:Too Late by Antonymous+Flower · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft v. - to acquire with monopolistic intent SYNONYM: assimilate

  5. And by Safety+Cap · · Score: 4, Funny
    Like how Microsoft beat the hell out of Apple in the portable music player market.

    WMP r00lz, AAC teh suck!

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    Yeah, right.
  6. Neat google trick... by shird · · Score: 5, Funny

    Go to Google Suggest and type the words "msn search" in the search box and nothing more...

    Take a look at the bottom suggestion....

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  7. "Microsoft" is already a verb by artemis67 · · Score: 5, Funny

    First Guy: "Dood, what happened to your server?"
    Second Guy: "Oh, that. It Microsofted last night."

    First Guy: "Hey, I thought you said your files were secure!"
    Second Guy: "Well, somebody Microsofted me over the internet."

    First Guy: "You look awful! What the hell happened?"
    Second Guy: "I was walking down this dark alley and a couple of punks Microsofted me."

  8. Ugh. by i41Overlord · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hello passengers- we've reached our cruising altitude of 35,000 feet. I am going to switch the seat belt sign off in a moment so feel free to stretch and move about the cabin. Those of you on the right can look out the windows and see the Grand Canyon, while those of you on the left can look up and see the OP's comments, passing harmlessly above the heads of the unsuspecting.