rfgdxm1 - 5:54 am on Jan 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

>Compared to that effort, they seem to be just going through the motions with search.

Up until recently, this was the case. Google didn't kick MS's butts on search, but more like MS saw having search as something they needed, but it was a low priority item. However, it looks like Gates now sees search differently. MS has tons of money they could throw at a new search engine, so I wouldn't underestimate their ability to compete.