This article talks about Microsoft's search engine, and about how they didn't do any of the research for it in house. The company says they'll improving their engine's design and effectiveness. It's a bold move for a company like this to admit that they made a mistake in the past, but this is a pretty graceful way to do it.

If they succeed as well as they say they will, we'll see google's traffic drop somewhat, I think. I see that as a probability only because people, as a crude generalized whole, are fundamentally lazy. Most people still use Microsoft Internet Explorer, and most of those people still have MSN as their home page. So if they don't have to go somewhere else to perform their search, do you really think they will? I doubt it.