Microsoft Takes Aim At Google

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Microsoft Takes Aim At Google

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday October 27, 2005 @07:02AM from the battle-of-the-deep-pockets dept.

TiredOfCrap writes "People are underestimating what Microsoft is doing with search technology, says Bill Gates. The head of the software giant told the BBC that its ambition is to be bigger than Google in search. "

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Re:Bland ambition? by saintp · 2005-10-27 07:17 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Pirates use vi. Ninjas use emacs. No more need be said.
/me pulls on asbestos trousers

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Another one bites the dust
Re:I Wonder ... by ZachPruckowski · 2005-10-27 07:25 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Didn't they remove Apple Headquarters from their mapping service?
Re:Bland ambition? by ninjaz · 2005-10-27 08:01 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Pirates use vi. Ninjas use emacs. No more need be said.

I use vi!
Really, think about it. Ninjas travel light, with simple but effective weapons. It's the pirates who travel with entire ships wherever they go!
Re:Bland ambition? by UserGoogol · 2005-10-27 08:06 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Breasts

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Re:Bland ambition? by jbo5112 · 2005-10-27 13:21 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I can crash Windows XP Professional any time I want at work by printing an entire excel workbook to our Xerox Doc-12 printer. 2000 is pretty stable, but if you like running everything at once, it's no match for the speed and stability of Linux. At college, something went wrong that required at least a reboot about once a week. I've had Linux going for 9 months without a reboot, which was ended when I moved to a new apartment. Even if it can be rather stable, Windows (any version) is extremely far from being bug free. If it weren't for bugs (mostly security holes), viruses wouldn't work very well.