grelmar - 10:38 pm on Dec 27, 2005 (gmt 0)

There are some aspects of the MSN algo that seem to get it right.

If MSN and Yahoo put their search teams together to work on a new, blended algo, it might just be the critical mass of brainpower needed to come up with a true Google Killer engine.

MSN search is still far short of the mark. But people laughed at the first versions of Windows compared to the Mac.

MS is big, powerful, and more patient than people give them credit for. They have a long history of making the moves necessary to dominate markets they go after.