Comments on: Once Again, MSFT Says It Will Be Better, Just You Wait

By: Gilbert

Gilbert — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 10:31:53 +0000

You cannot just stop loving Microsoft!!!!

If you are in the world of DB, you'll hear MS pushing SQL Server Integration Services

If you are in the world of Ipod, you'll get all the buzz from ORIGAMI!

And now if your in the world of Search, Whoooa! MSN just want to rock the world on their side!

By: Joe Hunkins

Joe Hunkins — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:14:17 +0000

Holy qualifications Neil! I think folks really preferred the comment:
"We'll be kicking the relevancy out of Google's A** in 6 months!"
(I paraphrase from reports of your earlier comments)

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:30:15 +0000

When Microsoft can get its own house in order, and fix the searches on its own website for knowledgebase support articles, then other search engines might need to worry. But so far, despite all MS’s hype (Oh why aren’t we surpised at this anymore?) all MS’s search efforts are USELESS!

By: Neil Holloway

Neil Holloway — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:59:11 +0000

You may have seen press reports and blogs attributing comments to me regarding innovation in the world of search following a recent meeting I had with journalists. Unfortunately, the comments attributed to me do not give an accurate reflection on a long and detailed discussion and I would like to set the record straight. I did not say that we would be ‘twice as good as Google’. What I did say is that we are committed to investing in R&D aimed at providing a search service, initially in the US in six months, that performs better than the current industry wide standard of one in two urls being connected to the subject of the original query. I also said that our aim is to perform as good, or better, in that respect than Google. This is a long term goal. I did not put a date to it as this is work in progress.

The second point I made during our discussion is that we aim to make search a more holistic, integrated and personal experience. This is what our customers tell us they want. In the coming weeks, we will be able to share some new work that we hope will delight our customers and move towards the experience they are looking for.

We respect Google as a competitor. It is an amazing company and should be recognised for its innovation in the search category. However, we know that there is a tremendous opportunity to improve the search experience still further, because many questions go unanswered today. We want to deliver a service to our customers that sets new standards and we are committed to long term investment and innovation to meet the challenge.

Neil

By: John K

John K — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:58:14 +0000

Eric and Marissa slap back in this cat fight at today's analyst meeting:

http://gotads.blogspot.com/2006/03/googles-analyst-day-goldmine-for-g.html

By: Thomas Hawk

Thomas Hawk — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:15:28 +0000

Claria? Relerank? RelevancyRank?

http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/microsoft-to-introduce-search-engine.html

By: Philip Pearlman

Philip Pearlman — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:35:00 +0000

never underestimate your enemy google-onians… historically, softie has tended to rise to the occasions when crucial competative threats emrged – willing and able to fight a long term war of attrition… they just might surprise ya…

By: Jarod

Jarod — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:48:50 +0000

You're right, a statement like this should come from Ballmer...

and did!

http://news.com.com/Ballmer+Well+catch+Google/2100-1012_3-5764435.html

Coverage from Danny Sullivan on Microsoft claims:

http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060105-163426

The question is whether the European director is still trotting out old Microsoft talking point, or this is the beginning of a new PR initiative.

By: Vinny Lingham

Vinny Lingham — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:20:47 +0000

From what I’ve seen of the incentivized search campaign that MSN is pushing, I’m highly skeptical that they truly understand search from both a user and advertiser perspective – this announcement confirms it!

I don’t think they even know who they should be talking to in terms of getting their business model around search on track to be more customer centric and still please advertisers. It seems that the tech guys I’ve spoken to thus far, don’t really chat much to the business people who are trying to promote MSN Search. There’s an obvious disconnect here when comments like this are made.

By: Bradley Twohig

Bradley Twohig — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:46:17 +0000

Sounds like Microsoft isn’t confident with their product, I wonder if Bill and Steve aren’t willing to take the fall if MSFT pulls another Vista.