Comments on: Adobe, Microsoft & Google antics http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/ecommerce/google-adobe-microsoft-0606.htm Ecommerce, web marketing and development news and research by Michael Bloch of Taming the Beast.net Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:24:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Melvin Ram - Internet Marketing Specialist http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/ecommerce/google-adobe-microsoft-0606.htm#comment-440 Melvin Ram - Internet Marketing Specialist Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:24:11 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/ecommerce/google-adobe-microsoft-0606.htm#comment-440 When the following 2 things happen, Google will face serious threat: 1) UI & Relevance Improvements on MSN Search. 2) Release of IE7 and/or Vista. Most people don't consider themselve tech smart and won't attempt to change the search box from MSN to Google in IE7. They'll see it as having two choices... either type in www.google.com or use the search box. I venture that many will opt for the search box. Now if they hate the results or the UI on the MSN results page, then they'll make the effort to go to Google.com. I'm loyal to Google but Microsoft is starting to impress me. If all continues as it is, Yahoo will become #3 in 2 years or less. Who is #2 & #1 will be interesting to watch. When the following 2 things happen, Google will face serious threat:

1) UI & Relevance Improvements on MSN Search.

2) Release of IE7 and/or Vista.

Most people don’t consider themselve tech smart and won’t attempt to change the search box from MSN to Google in IE7. They’ll see it as having two choices… either type in http://www.google.com or use the search box. I venture that many will opt for the search box.

Now if they hate the results or the UI on the MSN results page, then they’ll make the effort to go to Google.com.

I’m loyal to Google but Microsoft is starting to impress me. If all continues as it is, Yahoo will become #3 in 2 years or less. Who is #2 & #1 will be interesting to watch.

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