Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:21:38 +0200 From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Will Microsoft take on Verisign? Message-ID: <xzpoexh2t8t.fsf@dwp.des.no>
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One of Internet Explorers more annoying features is the MSN search page that shows up (instead of an error message) when you type in a URL referencing a non-existent host or domain. Now, of course, if you mistype a .com or .net domain, you get Verisign's Sitefinder instead of the MSN search page. This robs Microsoft of significant amounts of traffic. I suspect they have very interesting and lucrative uses for the statistics generated from search engine logs, so this is likely not a trivial matter for them. So how long do you expect it'll take before Microsoft starts throwing its weight around in the Sitefinder debate? DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des@des.no
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