stuntdubl - 6:02 pm on Dec 19, 2004 (gmt 0)

it just makes it obvious that Ask is not really trying to be a good search engine

Only really to those in the know PD. Most people don't have any idea that the first big block of listings are google ads. Like they say...at least it's relevant;)

I just can't believe that Ask, supposedly one of the "majors", has sunk this low.

Are you REALLY that surprised, or just playing devil's advocate?

Jeeves always kinda catered to those not quite sophisticated to use a *REAL* SE, but bright enough to not use the default MSN (that or they typed *www.askjeeves.com into the MSN search box)

With all that in mind, I only found this post because I came to see if I could be the first to post about the program bash our best butler buddy a bit.

I think AJ is past winning the respect of webmasters, others than those that think catering to the whims of stockholders is a good idea.