Ever since Google began to reign supreme...

dugweb

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Every single Search engine has the exact same layout (for the most part)

I'm not 100% sure it was google that started the trend but, everyone does it now.

alta vista
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how does google keep an edge on these guys if all they do is copy thier every move?

edit: heck, it's like they have stopped trying to hide that they are copying... i swear microsofts start.com is the exact same thing as googles personalized page
 

Leros

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Heh, I never noticed that. I have a somewhat computer savvy friend who swears by Yahoo and says Google sucks. So I dunno, google may not completely reign surpreme.
 

mzkhadir

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alta vista hasn't changed their look since 3 or 4 years. I have used them before for translation
 

n7

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It is rather funny how they have all copied Google :laugh:
 

dugweb

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maybe google just owns all of the search engines in the world, and they were to lazy to recode everything for each new site :Q
 

Cristatus

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AJ has been pretty much the same since the beginning. I don't know what you are on about.
 

Miramonti

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Originally posted by: dugweb
Every single Search engine has the exact same layout (for the most part)

I'm not 100% sure it was google that started the trend but, everyone does it now.

alta vista
ask jeeves
msn

how does google keep an edge on these guys if all they do is copy thier every move?

edit: heck, it's like they have stopped trying to hide that they are copying... i swear microsofts start.com is the exact same thing as googles personalized page

or more appropriately said...how do the others expect to get ahead when all they do is copy google's every move? ;)

(...and with inferior technology)

 

Epic Fail

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but google copied overture's targeted ads, google had no idea how they would make money before that.
 

RadiclDreamer

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Google doesnt need to do anything, the rest of the market already knows whos boss, they just wont admit it
 

EyeMWing

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Originally posted by: JToxic
Heh, I never noticed that. I have a somewhat computer savvy friend who swears by Yahoo and says Google sucks. So I dunno, google may not completely reign surpreme.

Funny thing, since Yahoo's search engine is run on server appliances they bought from Google :p