Comments on: Live Search 2.0 Reminds Me of Google http://cybernetnews.com/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116368 Ryan Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:51:43 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/24/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116368 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-116347" rel="nofollow">Inferno_str1ke wrote:</a><blockquote>and people who don’t look at the check boxes when installing Messenger who end up with it as their default page.</blockquote></div> So that accounts for about 75% of computer users. :) Inferno_str1ke wrote:
and people who don’t look at the check boxes when installing Messenger who end up with it as their default page.

So that accounts for about 75% of computer users. :)

]]> By: Inferno_str1kehttp://cybernetnews.com/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116347 Inferno_str1ke Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:51:32 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/24/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116347 Regardless as to how their new algorithm works I still doubt it will be as good as Google's, and they've just thrown away anything else original about their search tool. The only people using it now will be die-hard M$ fans and people who don't look at the check boxes when installing Messenger who end up with it as their default page. Regardless as to how their new algorithm works I still doubt it will be as good as Google’s, and they’ve just thrown away anything else original about their search tool. The only people using it now will be die-hard M$ fans and people who don’t look at the check boxes when installing Messenger who end up with it as their default page.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116279 Ryan Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:20:23 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/24/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116279 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-116225" rel="nofollow">Inferno_str1ke wrote:</a><blockquote>Am I the only one who reckons that the old version actually looked better. This new one basically just says “yeh, you’re using Google with a worse database and algorithm” wheras at least the old one had easy switching between the different search varieities.</blockquote></div> I actually like how the new one looks, and I don't think you can really judge the search algorithm until we actually see it in action. I'll admit that their current algorithm sucks worse than a vacuum, but the results being returned in the new screenshot are significantly different. Inferno_str1ke wrote:
Am I the only one who reckons that the old version actually looked better. This new one basically just says “yeh, you’re using Google with a worse database and algorithm” wheras at least the old one had easy switching between the different search varieities.

I actually like how the new one looks, and I don’t think you can really judge the search algorithm until we actually see it in action. I’ll admit that their current algorithm sucks worse than a vacuum, but the results being returned in the new screenshot are significantly different.

]]> By: Inferno_str1kehttp://cybernetnews.com/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116225 Inferno_str1ke Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:46:38 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/24/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116225 Am I the only one who reckons that the old version actually looked better. This new one basically just says "yeh, you're using Google with a worse database and algorithm" wheras at least the old one had easy switching between the different search varieities. Am I the only one who reckons that the old version actually looked better. This new one basically just says “yeh, you’re using Google with a worse database and algorithm” wheras at least the old one had easy switching between the different search varieities.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116193 Ryan Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:10:08 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/24/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116193 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-116145" rel="nofollow">Mohan wrote:</a><blockquote>AOL without any sham copied Yahoo’s they didn’t even bother change some minor stuff around.</blockquote></div> If there is ever one instance of copying that will forever be embedded in my mind it is that. I just can't get over it. :)<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-116164" rel="nofollow">Tinhed wrote:</a><blockquote>Well i never used windows live search but i was not too displeased with look and feel of the old live.com. But as they say Follow the leader. :p</blockquote></div> The old layout wasn't all that bad, but it just took up more room in the header than it needed to. The new layout kind of condenses everything down, and not to mention the results that are being returned are different than normal. Mohan wrote:
AOL without any sham copied Yahoo’s they didn’t even bother change some minor stuff around.

If there is ever one instance of copying that will forever be embedded in my mind it is that. I just can’t get over it. :)

Tinhed wrote:
Well i never used windows live search but i was not too displeased with look and feel of the old live.com. But as they say Follow the leader. :p

The old layout wasn’t all that bad, but it just took up more room in the header than it needed to. The new layout kind of condenses everything down, and not to mention the results that are being returned are different than normal.

]]> By: Tinhedhttp://cybernetnews.com/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116164 Tinhed Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:19:44 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/24/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116164 Well i never used windows live search but i was not too displeased with look and feel of the old live.com. But as they say Follow the leader. :p Well i never used windows live search but i was not too displeased with look and feel of the old live.com. But as they say Follow the leader. :p

]]> By: Mohanhttp://cybernetnews.com/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116145 Mohan Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:37:17 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/24/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116145 Even the front page looks similar to Google's. But I do got to admit it is a nice and clean interface, that Google brought to the web when it first launched so I really don't blame Microsoft of copying that.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-116099" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote><div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-116092" rel="nofollow">Google wrote:</a><blockquote>Wow way to copy Google,hope you get the pant sued off you Microsoft! :P</blockquote></div>Well, I don’t think a lawsuit is going to happen given how AOL had copied Yahoo without any reprecussions: <a href="http://cybernetnews.com/aol-copies-yahoo-without-hesitation/" rel="nofollow">http://cybernetnews.com/2007/0.....esitation/</a></blockquote></div>AOL without any sham copied Yahoo's they didn't even bother change some minor stuff around. Even the front page looks similar to Google’s. But I do got to admit it is a nice and clean interface, that Google brought to the web when it first launched so I really don’t blame Microsoft of copying that.

Ryan wrote:
Google wrote:
Wow way to copy Google,hope you get the pant sued off you Microsoft! :P

Well, I don’t think a lawsuit is going to happen given how AOL had copied Yahoo without any reprecussions:
[cybernetnews.com]

AOL without any sham copied Yahoo’s they didn’t even bother change some minor stuff around.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116099 Ryan Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:54:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/24/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116099 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-116092" rel="nofollow">Google wrote:</a><blockquote>Wow way to copy Google,hope you get the pant sued off you Microsoft! :P</blockquote></div> Well, I don't think a lawsuit is going to happen given how AOL had copied Yahoo without any reprecussions: http://cybernetnews.com/aol-copies-yahoo-without-hesitation/ Google wrote:
Wow way to copy Google,hope you get the pant sued off you Microsoft! :P

Well, I don’t think a lawsuit is going to happen given how AOL had copied Yahoo without any reprecussions:
[cybernetnews.com]

]]> By: Googlehttp://cybernetnews.com/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116092 Google Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:31:53 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/24/live-search-20-reminds-me-of-google/#comment-116092 Wow way to copy Google,hope you get the pant sued off you Microsoft! :P Wow way to copy Google,hope you get the pant sued off you Microsoft! :P

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