Back in October we asked what search engine our members used most. Out of the 139 people that responded, 88.49% said that Google was their main search engine and 0.72% said MSN.

Well now that MSN has had their new search engine out for a few weeks, I thought I'd ask our members if they've tried it, and what they think about it. Maybe you've switched from Google, Yahoo, A9, or something else for MSN Search. Let us know.

Didn't know they had a new search! Just tried it... looks like an attempt at a google clone. Think i'll stick with google

"MSN it" doesn't quite have the same ring to it as "Google it" .. :msn: ...

I tried it while it was in beta, it just looks like another nVidia vs ATi thing, only between software giants.


And Google is winning .

google totally owns msn

I've used many, but I find it's usually how you phrase your search that gives you the best results.

It's better than it was, but still Google for me.

havent tried the new msn search, I'm stuck on google. I am just cofortable with the layout, and anyhow I find myself typing in google subconsciously sometimes when I'm not even looking for something. lol

Its ugly. Its kinda like the winxp theme only worse. Plus a longer url. and its MSN I think Ill stick with google.

I tried it, not too impressed, it's too buggy (cant just type in a search term then click the "images" button for instance, it makes you type it in again, if they fix the bugs...maybe...

I was hoping for a fresh search engine without all the sites that no longer exist or those ones that just have a gazillion links on them, with absolutely nothing to do with what you searched for but the title of the page is exactly your keywords.

If it ain't broke, why fix it? I'll stick with

Google: "Your mom goes to college."
MSN: *runs away sobbing*

GOOGLE PWNS

Where have you been? It is an attempt to take on Google. Cleaner, simpler interface... but still noting compared to Google.




Yeah.. I'm not a fan of the Windows XP theme either... sticking with Google is more like using the "Classic" theme.

The results that the MSN search return seem irrelevant half the time.
Google is the best

Yeah, I wasn't happy with the results returned from MSN in a search vs Google just using my handle.

MSN returned back OCC Forums main page. While I don't have a problem with this, the main page really has no relevance to me. If it had gone directly to some of my post/topics, that would have been different.

MSN also returned a link to Virtual-Undergroud, a site that I deeply despise (link, link) because of the scams that they ran for some time.

There are others but no need to go into it... I'll let the numbers speak...

For "d3bruts1d"
MSN: 1,427
Google: 6,530

For "Overclockers"
MSN: 343,587
Google: 1,820,000

For "Overclockersclub"
MSN: 10,843
Google: 82,500

why bother when google is my start page?
-drew

Tryied it I don t really see a difference from the old to the new search. Staying with google.

yea google is my firefox startup page... that firefox-google page... i love it

ahhhhhh google........... *drool*

MSN?! ha! no way. I love Google better! easy to install and i like the colors. =D

MSN stop being like Google. You're done. work on something else.

i use all of googles programs including its desktop serach that i found to be very nice..

im staying with google the msn one is just to clutterd for me

I like the new MSN search less than the old one..not that it matter because Google pwninates every other engine.

I'm the same way. I tend to sometimes just sit in front of my computer and open and close my browser just to look at Google. It is second nature now when i'm searching for something just to type in Google. And thats only when I forget about the nifty Google box built in to Firefox.

Ugh, it's ugly. Also, at this point, I don't see anything that it does that Google doesn't.

Even if MSN search was as good Google, Google is already sitting in the upper right hand corner of my browser.

Yeah.. that's one of the nice things about having Opera or that other browser.

Though, with Opera I don't even have to use the Google Search box... I can just type g followed by whatever I want to search for in the address bar.