windows live search has been pretty decent results wise on the test searches I have done. The AJAX interface is pretty cool as well once you get used to it.
Yahoo portal is still more popular than MSN portal. More people go to Yahoo for their news, services, tools, etc...
Yeah, it's possible but then a gain, search.msn.com was also there in Windows XP. You can always change your default browser and such. Live.com is coming out as a poor update!
I consider myself a simple man, and I go with what is more convenient. I think MSN is every bit as good as yahoo if not better. I think Yahoo is slipping, expecially their Finance section. It seems like they are attempting to alienate micro-cap investors. Mike