Microsoft fixes date for desktop search tool: ZDNet Australia: News: Business
Microsoft has set a firmer date for the release of its desktop search software after Google launched a test version of its rival program for scouring a s hard drive
During its earnings call with financial analysts Microsoft said an branded tool would be made available before the end of The tool and an algorithmic Web searching engine will be in beta testing by years end a representative said Friday
In terms of search we should see some good search technology in this calendar year probably late the second half John Connors Microsofts chief financial officer said in the conference call...
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Altavista was almost always my search engine of choice I think I used Yahoo once and hated it By the time I noticed that the altavistadigitalcom shortcut was redirecting me to atavistacom when Compaq bought it I was already using Google
Now I use both Google and Teoma I never used Ask Jeeves which has just aquired Teoma but the Teoma engine is a pretty good one
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alltheweb is fast but its results arent as relevant as googles at least now because i find google isnt as good as it used to be but i just cant figure out why...
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Most machines dispatch with as the default search people currently change this because the search facility is not Google As sure as the grass is green this will change people using the default will be happy with what is delivered and they will not so readily change it those who are getting fed up with Google will also have a viable alternative the marketing power of Microsoft will count further
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Google Inc has become the first tech heavyweight to tackle the daunting task of uncluttering computers introducing a program that quickly scours hard drives for documents eMail messages instant messages and past web searches
With the free desktop program Google hopes to build upon the popularity of its internetleading search engine and become even more indispensable to the millions of people who trust the Mountain View Califbased company to find virtually anything online
The new product available at httpdesktopgooglecom ups the ante in Googles intensifying battle with software giant Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc...
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Besides managing a successful brand campaign over the years Ask Jeeves also has been quietly building its portfolio both through acquisition and organic growth This past summer it acquired all of the assets of Tukaroo a San Jose Californiabased desktop searchtechnology company
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