MSN Announces this at 9:29AM EST:
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Originally Posted by http://www.betanews.com/article/MSN_Launches_new_beta_Search/1100133571
UPDATED Microsoft has unveiled a revamped beta version of MSN Search, which utilizes Redmond's own algorithmic search engine. MSN Search previously provided a front end for Yahoo! results, but last February, Microsoft committed considerable resources to develop in-house technology entirely from scratch.
Touting over 5 billion indexed Web documents, Microsoft says its search results are updated weekly, or even daily. The search can answer direct questions through Microsoft Encarta, and the company has also integrated MSN content such as music into results.
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One hour later, at 10:49AM EST, Google annouces this:
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Originally Posted by http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_Doubles_Search_Index/1100188179
Coinciding with the preview of Microsoft's new MSN Search, Google has announced its search index has nearly doubled to a massive 8 billion documents. The company says users will now find more results on obscure topics that previously returned just a handful of Web
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2004-11-11, 11:40 AM
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