Microsoft has 'long way to go' in search: Exec
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Microsoft might dominate the software landscape, but when it comes to search and online media, the company still has its work cut out for it.
That was the sober assessment of Yusuf Mehdi, the company executive responsible for building market share for both search and Microsoft's MSN.
"We have a very long way to go in search, where we're outgunned by Google's scale advantage," said Mehdi, who holds the title of senior vice president for Microsoft's online audience business.
Mehdi's comments during a talk this week at the Credit Suisse 2009 Annual Technology Conference in Scottsdale, Az. Not surprisingly, investors' questions revolved around Microsoft's Bing search technology and the company's deal with Yahoo.