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the BEST name for Microsoft Kumo ISN'T "Kumo":
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http://newgoos.blogspot.com/2009/05/best-name-for-kumo-isnt-kumo-but.html
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Stats Guy said it right.

Microsoft is having problems even in areas that used to be their bread and butter, such as Windows and Office.

Now, they are spending millions in order to enter markets that are totally unknown to them, such as portable media devices and search engines, and expect to beat the long time experts. Yeah, they should keep telling themselves that.

Oh, and every major search engine is making constant improvements to it's engine, they just don't go crazy about it.

Where on earth did you get those figures?

Net Apps: 81% Google, 10% Yahoo, 3% MSN, 2% MS Live

StatCounter: 90% Google, 6% Yahoo, 2% MS Live, 1% MSN

Google is even stronger in certain regions (according to StatCounter):

94% in Europe, 97% in Germany

Microsoft Search is only used inadvertently by people that have Internet Explorer forced upon them by stupid corporate admins and are forbidden to change their default search provider.

I wonder how much longer Microsoft shareholders are gonna take this. They should be kicking Ballmer's butt already for burning so much money in a field where they clearly have no expertise - nor any business for that matter.

Google 10 years ago was not the power house it is today with it's massive market share, it was Yahoo's employee...

But point of order: Windows 7 rocks, and I've been enjoying it on par with OS X

It seems like every five minutes they announce and all new singing and dancing MSN search that's beter than Google. I've honestly lost count.

But the quality of the results (or even the list of websites returned for specific search terms) never changes.

It's just hype. They want the IT press to act as their publicity machine by advertising them every 6 months.

Microsoft has stopped becoming an innovator, and is now just copying everyone else - and doing it HORRIBLY.

Their response to the iPod, the Zune, failed miserably (compared to their expectations). Their response to OSX 10.5, Windows Vista, failed even more miserably, as its successor Windows 7 very well may too. The list goes on ...

Now in an "industry" where Google has remained top dog for over 10 years, how in their right mind does Microsoft think they can knock down, or even COMPETE with search engines like Yahoo, Ask.com, ect, even with Google aside.

They should have bought Yahoo when they could have. Another lesson lesson learned that hardway for Microsoft.

Most people accept any search provider whos grabbed browser. In Most Case info is so overwhelming, that only few first pages are used.

Yet, In Drashek Flame Game, ms only carries 300 comments, while yahoo carries 10,000. Others ar4e more than ms search, yet much less than yahoo. Kooil carries improved, better comments.

If You Want gristly Details, YaHoo seems more comprehensive.

500,00 Words Young....Find Exact Moment You Stated:" Blah." YAHOO.