Skier - 3:20 pm on Apr 24, 2003 (gmt 0)

Being M$, they don't want just Google of course.

Search MSN for each of the search engine names and you get commercial plugs for MSN in SERP position #2, in most cases.

Exceptions;
Searches for Yahoo and AOL do not include MSN in the SERPS.
Search DMOZ results looks clean.
Wisenut - Maybe M$ hasn't noticed them yet.

Wonder what is protecting Yahoo, AOL and DMOZ?

Overall, I have faith that such compromising of the results will be apparent to a public that is already cynical about anything Mr. Gates does. He won't be able to stop his operation from following the easy profit opportunities in the SE business - the ones that ruin public confidence.