Microsoft Unveils its New Search Engine

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 11 Nov 2004 3:19 am

Microsoft readies new search engine

By RICHARD J. DALTON JR.

Newsday

A new battle in the multibillion-dollar online search war begins today as software giant Microsoft unveils a test version of its new search engine, looking remarkably like one of its chief rivals, Google.

The beta, or test version, of the search engine, available at beta.search.msn.com, mirrors features from Google, Yahoo and Ask Jeeves.

The home page is as barebones as market leader Google. It includes the company logo, a text box for entering searches of the entire Web, news sites, dictionary, encyclopedia, stock quotes, movies or shopping. The search engine also mimics Google by providing definitions, calculations and conversions.

Microsoft crafted its own version of the capability, as in Ask Jeeves' search engine, to answer questions. But the service also seems to highlight Microsoft products. The query ''What is the capital of New York?'' brings users to an MSN Encarta page about Albany.

Complete Story: http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/business/10154371.htm

TRY IT HERE: http://beta.search.msn.com/ [This message was edited by Bob Lawrence on 11 November 2004 at 03:23 AM.]

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 11 Nov 2004 3:25 am

It found Steel Guitar OK and the Steel Guitar Forum. Can't be so bad.

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 11 Nov 2004 7:11 pm

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Gary Shepherd · Post by **Gary Shepherd** » 11 Nov 2004 8:07 pm

And I seem to have some of the top links for Regal dobros and Blueridge guitars. Sweet. By the way, does anybody need either? (grin)

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