With all the search engines out there, I'm just wondering in your opinion why any other can't take on Google? Is it just a case of it being better to use devil you know?
There are a lot good search engines too. And they can provide a lot good service to help you search what you want.
I do belive GOOGLE have been better then all ther rest, for quite a while now ... and even tough as of late i think they have become quite weak it is now a matter of EGG \ Chicken (i.e. Exposure Vs. Budget to overtake them). Thus, unless they really foul-up i can't see anyone getting better soon.
Very few companies now would have the chance of taking on Google - they have the money to employ the best minds in the game.... .... thousands of technicians and engineers across many different countries and continents... Perhaps Microsoft could, but they seem resigned to being just another search engine and concentrating on their software rather beating Google... ... Yahoo is spread too thin on the ground with too many different projects... ... and Ask... "cough"....
... I have to say that all tough i agree it would be quite impossible to beat GOOGLE ... i do belive they r on their way down (Not right now, but in a few years). I have one good reason for that - If u look at their financial income strcture u'll notice that apart from ADWords & ADSense they have realy no income, In fact, all ideas they had after those two have failed buissnes wise!!! And, as we can see an ever growing margin, between what pepole get (ADSense) and what pepole pay them (ADWords) i think the market will find others way to move ADS arounds ... And, as they r a ONE INCOME TARCK based operation, this will be their down fall.
There are 1000's of search engines. But google is google..... great results, easy to use, fast etc. etc.