Microsoft Unveils New MSN Search “This morning, Microsoft
unveiled its new MSN Search portal, a Web site that looks
suspiciously similar to that of market leader Google. Microsoft’s
search engine plans had been widely reported, but few had expected
the new MSN Search to so closely resemble Google.com, especially
after the Microsoft unit’s last major product, the MSN toolbar for
Internet Explorer (IE), had so closely resembled Google’s toolbar.
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but does site
this go a bit too far?”
What I don't understand is why Google writes its
toolbars for IE first??? What about the others? This ain't rocket
science! What does it take? Do we need Micheal Moore to actually
put together a documentary on the software industry before users,
decision makers, and technology leaders get it!
I have no problem with any technology from any vendor
if the so goal is to genuinely innovate with value creation in
mind, and the reward being market place ubiquity etc.. The trouble
is that this simply isn't the norm today, and we don't seem to
understand this (how ever many times we see the same movie that has
been playing since the early nineties).