MSN launches revamped search engine
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft is expected to take its first baby steps on the road to Web search independence on Thursday, with the launch a test version of a homegrown Internet navigation tool and changes to its current search engine.
The revamped MSN Search remains a front end for technology provided by Yahoo, offering mainly a facelift aimed to make it look more like Google. The relatively minor changes signal that--after a year in development and $100 million investment--Microsoft's ballyhooed search push still has a long way to go.