November 20, 2003
Microsoft has a new service called MSN Newsbot - basically it's a Google News ripoff, right down to the questions in the FAQ. The English language news seems to be from the UK only for the moment, although it's still in beta. Which has me wondering... why is Google News still in beta? It seems like they've had it up forever. I consider it the most legitimate news aggregator on the web, it's the first place I go for news. (MSN Newsbot won't be the second.)
Beta indicates thorough bug testing is being performed. No chance of that with Microsoft. (OK, it was a cheap shot, but it's Friday.)
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