Microsoft, Google Square Off in Search Arena
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SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO  - As Microsoft Corp.  MSFT.O prepares to launch its own Web search engine to take  on Google Inc. GOOG.O, industry watchers are already  speculating over which rival will be left standing in the  high-stakes competition.
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As Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O prepares to launch its own Web search engine to take on Google Inc. GOOG.O , industry watchers are already speculating
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Microsoft Corp. last week released a preview version of its new Internet search engine. It will be available in its final form early next year.
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Best known for its popular search engine, Google is rapidly rolling out new products and muscling into Microsoft's stronghold: the computer desktop. The competition means consumers get more choices and better products.
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To fend off Microsoft and other foes, the search giant is bulking up on partnerships
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Microsoft Corp. is set to unleash its much-anticipated search technology on Thursday, as it ramps up efforts to take on market leader Google Inc.
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO - Internet search leader Google Inc. is trying to convince federal and state authorities that Microsoft Corp.'s Vista operating system is stifling competition as the high-tech heavyweights wrestle for the allegiance of personal computer users.
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In the past decade, searching the Web has grown from an academic experiment to a multibillion-dollar business. Microsoft has not been a player, being content to outsource its MSN Search service to rival Yahoo!
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Software giant hopes to challenge Google with new search technology.
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Internet giants Yahoo and Google moved into a new battleground in the search business -- video and television content.
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Microsoft is having big problems in the Search Engine Market. Their online search engine stands nowhere on popularity charts and now Google and Yahoo!
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MSN Search to Challenge Google and Yahoo  The new MSN Search is a full speed ahead effort for Microsoft to catch Google and Yahoo in the search engine race and are about ready to release their MSN Search Engine. Microsoft has offered a search engine since long on their MSN website ...
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Microsoft on Thursday will launch its long-awaited internet search service that is expected to compete with market leaders Google and Yahoo, The Wall Street Journal said.
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Another front in the on-going battle between Microsoft and Google is about to be opened. By the end of 2004 Microsoft aims to launch search software to find any kind of file on a PC hard drive.
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Google Inc. (GOOG)'s long-awaited expansion of its search tools from the Internet to individual computers takes advantage of the company's core technology as well as a weakness in Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows operating system.
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Not too long ago, Google Inc seemed little more than a nuisance to Microsoft Corp&#39;s software domination. No more. As Google rapidly rolls out new products, the company best known for its wildly popular search
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Software giant eyes search pioneer to bolster its competition with Google.