Re: SCO to go after Google?
From: Steve Schreiber (sschreibATmagma.ca)
Date: 11/27/03
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Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:22:42 -0500
AlanS wrote:
> http://www.codefish.net.au/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=488
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> Just when you thought that SCO couldn't get any more obnoxious.
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> AlanS
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I find that pretty interesting considering Microsoft is getting ramped
up to launch their own search engine. Smelling more and more like a
valid conspiracy theory to me.
S.
MSN Readies Its Own Web Crawler
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,1130784,00.asp
MSN is working on a Web crawler, known as the MSNBot, that it will
likely make a part of its next MSN search engine.
A growing number of Web sites are reporting sightings of the MSNBot as
it crawls their Web sites.
"Looks like the competition will shortly be h(ea)ting up in the search
engine world," says one poster, Martin Belam. "Microsoft have started
sending their own MSNBot out scouring the web to build a new index for
MSN search."
Microsoft has created a Web page, "MSN Search Prototype Web Crawler" to
a number of questions about its bot.
Is Google Invading Your Privacy? (ExtremeTech)
Google Develops "Froogle" Shopping Search (ExtremeTech)
Yahoo Enhances Search Features (ExtremeTech)
"MSNBOT is still in the development and research stage," notes Microsoft
on its site.
"This crawl is a prototype work. MSNBOT is not currently indexing for
the MSN Search Engine, so your site may or may not show up in MSN Search
results today," according to the site. "Although we have not set a date,
it is our intention to eventually integrate the crawled contents into
MSN Search results."
A number of industry watchers have been expecting Microsoft to build its
own bot since Yahoo purchased Inktomi, one of Microsoft's OEM search
partners, earlier this year.
"With Yahoo grabbing Inktomi from out under MSN, I suspect that they're
deciding to build/buy their own Internet crawler," said one
search-engine consultant. "And I'm curious as to whether they view paid
inclusion as a business model they're interested in."
The current MSN Search engine does not include its own built-in spider,
or bot. Instead, MSN has relied on LookSmart and Inktomi for its
directory and search results. MSN also works with Overture on paid
placements and sponsorships for its site. MSN has denied talk that it
plans to dump Overture as its paid-search partner and get into that
business itself.
When asked for comment on the timing of MSNBot, an MSN spokeswoman had
this to say: "While MSN does not have any specific timelines or plans to
discuss at this time, they are committed to delivering the most relevant
search results for consumers. Today, MSN Search takes an approach that
utilizes both internal technology, as well as the technology of
third-party companies, including Looksmart, Inktomi, Overture and
Girafa. MSN is strongly committed to continuing to improve their search
experience through developing technology internally and continuing to
work with partners."
But Microsoft has made no bones about the fact that it wants to
"out-google Google" — both with its next-generation MSN Search engine,
as well as with new search technology that it is building into Longhorn
Windows client and other future Microsoft product releases.
Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President, MSN Personal Services and
Business, recently told attendees of the Goldman Sachs Internet
conference that Microsoft is focusing more on the algorithmic part of
search than on paid placements.
"What Google has done in terms of doing a great end-user experience —
and what's going on with paid click — has led us to basically go back
and redouble our efforts.," Mehdi said. "So, one of the things that we
are doing now is really looking at this algorithmic search area, and we
are investing a lot to go and build what we expect and hope will be the
best-in-class search service in the near future."
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