Microsoft Promises 'Ten Times Better' Search

intelliot · 06-29-2004, 02:11 PM

Microsoft Promises 'Ten Times Better' Search

Brittany Thompson | Contributing Writer

In a move that comes as no surprise to industry experts who've long been predicting a search engine battle between Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, Bill Gates announced at a Sydney media briefing that Microsoft plans to increase its search capability in July.

This news comes after Microsoft's announcement last March that it would in fact launch its own MSN search this July. One change will be clearer labeling of paid search listings.

By focusing on relevancy, will Microsoft be able to compete with Google?

Besides promising visual site changes and improvements in quality, Gates, Microsoft's founder, chairman and chief software architect, was quoted by ZDNet Australia as saying, ""It'll be later this year that we actually roll out what's entirely our own back end driving the search."

Calling the current search industry remarkably "low-tech," (Is that an insult?) he hinted at a future of search where the engines actually understand the documents they index. Microsoft has already been researching linguistics in preparation for their upcoming transition into the competitive search industry, he said, and by doing this, Microsoft strives to make search "ten times better than it is today." (We shall see.)

On June 12th, a Microsoft representative announced in a WebmasterWorld discussion that MSNbot currently supports an undocumented feature called "crawl delay," which lets webmasters "specify via robots.txt an amount of time (in seconds) that MSNBot should wait before retrieving another page from that host."

Microsoft, which topped the Customer Respect Group's list of American companies treating customers with respect, already has one advantage over Google: its popular Windows operating system. However, Google is currently the most popular search engine, having surpassed Yahoo for the top spot.

"The rate of improvement between us and them," Gates said, "will be highly beneficial to the consumer as we compete." (Indeed. Now why are people wasting their lives dealing with an insecure and unstable OS and web browser [IE]?)

absent-minded · 07-01-2004, 06:16 PM

I doubt it... unless something really, really good comes out of this, I don't think I'll be switching from Google to MSN anytime soon. i feel yahoo!'s engine is the next best to Google... altavista has sorta been laid back over the past few years...

Randy · 07-01-2004, 08:36 PM

I think Microsoft needs to set their priorities straight. If I remember correctly, Microsoft is the Company that has millions of security holes in their operating system(s). Maybe they should be focusing their "10 times better search" energy on making their operating system better.

stuck_fugu · 07-01-2004, 09:49 PM

well i never used the msn search, since it never gives me the stuff i am looking for

, their search is pretty crappy if you ask me, it never comes up with anything i am looking for, and is so useless. If they want more people to use their search, then i do think they need to make it better

Quote:

Originally Posted by randy

I think Microsoft needs to set their priorities straight. If I remember correctly, Microsoft is the Company that has millions of security holes in their operating system(s). Maybe they should be focusing their "10 times better search" energy on making their operating system better.

as for this i agree, their operating system is ALOT better than a mac (no offence) but still could use improvement

Anonymous · 07-02-2004, 10:41 AM

Microsoft tends to make announcements that provide good headlines .. but nothing else then that.

stuck_fugu · 07-02-2004, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mzruya

Microsoft tends to make announcements that provide good headlines .. but nothing else then that.

well they have a sneak preview of it too, so i think they will go through with it

massacre · 07-02-2004, 12:13 PM

lol my list of the top searches is...

1. Google
2. Yahoo
3. Altavista

100. MSN...lol i hate microsoft...im kind of a linux junkie

. Google will always be the best and most fun search.

tntcheats · 07-05-2004, 04:15 PM

http://search.msn.com

Looks like they want the simple look that Google has. Next they'll have a button that says "My Luck Is Felt"

intelliot · 07-05-2004, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tntcheats

Next they'll have a button that says "My Luck Is Felt"

LOL! Seriously though, I wonder if they will imitate Google with a button that does that.

cvrk3 · 07-06-2004, 12:45 AM

in my list of search engines:
google
google
google

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06-29-2004, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
intelliot Google Guru Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,527 Thanks: 15 Thanked 49 Times in 28 Posts	Microsoft Promises 'Ten Times Better' Search Microsoft Promises 'Ten Times Better' Search Brittany Thompson \| Contributing Writer In a move that comes as no surprise to industry experts who've long been predicting a search engine battle between Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, Bill Gates announced at a Sydney media briefing that Microsoft plans to increase its search capability in July. This news comes after Microsoft's announcement last March that it would in fact launch its own MSN search this July. One change will be clearer labeling of paid search listings. By focusing on relevancy, will Microsoft be able to compete with Google? Besides promising visual site changes and improvements in quality, Gates, Microsoft's founder, chairman and chief software architect, was quoted by ZDNet Australia as saying, ""It'll be later this year that we actually roll out what's entirely our own back end driving the search." Calling the current search industry remarkably "low-tech," (Is that an insult?) he hinted at a future of search where the engines actually understand the documents they index. Microsoft has already been researching linguistics in preparation for their upcoming transition into the competitive search industry, he said, and by doing this, Microsoft strives to make search "ten times better than it is today." (We shall see.) On June 12th, a Microsoft representative announced in a WebmasterWorld discussion that MSNbot currently supports an undocumented feature called "crawl delay," which lets webmasters "specify via robots.txt an amount of time (in seconds) that MSNBot should wait before retrieving another page from that host." Microsoft, which topped the Customer Respect Group's list of American companies treating customers with respect, already has one advantage over Google: its popular Windows operating system. However, Google is currently the most popular search engine, having surpassed Yahoo for the top spot. "The rate of improvement between us and them," Gates said, "will be highly beneficial to the consumer as we compete." (Indeed. Now why are people wasting their lives dealing with an insecure and unstable OS and web browser [IE]?)

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07-01-2004, 06:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
absent-minded Googler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I doubt it... unless something really, really good comes out of this, I don't think I'll be switching from Google to MSN anytime soon. i feel yahoo!'s engine is the next best to Google... altavista has sorta been laid back over the past few years...

07-01-2004, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Randy Google Guru Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,133 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I think Microsoft needs to set their priorities straight. If I remember correctly, Microsoft is the Company that has millions of security holes in their operating system(s). Maybe they should be focusing their "10 times better search" energy on making their operating system better.

07-02-2004, 10:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Anonymous Senior Googler Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Microsoft tends to make announcements that provide good headlines .. but nothing else then that.

07-02-2004, 12:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
massacre Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 86 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol my list of the top searches is... 1. Google 2. Yahoo 3. Altavista 100. MSN...lol i hate microsoft...im kind of a linux junkie . Google will always be the best and most fun search.

07-05-2004, 04:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
tntcheats Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cananada Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	http://search.msn.com Looks like they want the simple look that Google has. Next they'll have a button that says "My Luck Is Felt"

07-06-2004, 12:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
cvrk3 Google Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India Posts: 2,399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	in my list of search engines: google google google -

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