Can Microsoft Beat Google? 603
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?""
According to Googlefight ..... (Score:3, Funny)
(156 000 000 results)
versus
microsoft
(188 000 000 results)
The winner is: microsoft
Damn! I guess they can...
it begs the question (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Well (Score:2, Funny)
Google is the next Alta Vista.
Re:Too Late (Score:4, Funny)
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.
Re:Too Late (Score:5, Funny)
Re:According to Googlefight ..... (Score:1, Funny)
google (156 000 000 results) versus microsoft (188 000 000 results) The winner is: microsoft.
I normally only use the first eighty million results on any given search, so really it's the quality of the hits that matter.
And (Score:5, Funny)
WMP r00lz, AAC teh suck!
er... (Score:3, Funny)
the way MS can beat google (Score:3, Funny)
{
if( strcmp(lpstrAddress,"www.google.com") == 0)
{
strcpy(lpstrAddress,"www.msn.com");
}
return ResolveToIPAddress(lpstrAddress);
}
Neat google trick... (Score:5, Funny)
Take a look at the bottom suggestion....
Absolutely not... (Score:2, Funny)
MSFT has the staying power (Score:1, Funny)
MSFT is worth billions. On paper. And in real hard assets (and not just code).
Google went from a gnat to a housefly, and now it's approaching horsefly status. MSFT is the cow, and the tail can swish unexpectedly at any time, leaving you dumbfounded in the manure.
Re:Of course (Score:2, Funny)
"I don't even know any more!"
"Microsoft" is already a verb (Score:5, Funny)
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."
Ugh. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Drawing Parallels (Score:2, Funny)
Aha! But Google has two submit buttons!
Re:Of course (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, no, it really doesn't lose any impact at allwhen you have to explain the sarcasm.
[OK, you see, I actually mean "it does lose impact" but, instead I say "it doesn't lose impact" and the contradiction between what I actually say and what I mean is sarcasm. Oh, never mind...]