Tim Howell’s Weblog

While not quite the last one to arrive, Yahoo has announced it too will release a desktop search application in early January. While this will be a beta release, the product will be based on technology from X1 Technologies, a specialist in this area. This announcement obviously follows the release of the Google Desktop Tool, and that MSN will also release a tool, with an announcement to come on Monday. All tools will look to integrate content from their respective owners’ other properties. What will be interesting is the degree to which they integrate with the Windows desktop, and the advantages they will provide the end user day-to-day.