The highest possible base score in each category was 90. Overall, even the highest ranking search engines fell well short of the maximum possible score, reflecting only about half of what consumers prefer. MSN and Snap tied for first, with a score of 49. Netscape and Excite ranked lowest, with scores of 16 and 11, respectively. Overall scores are below.
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Google 44 4. AltaVista 41 5. Direct Hit 39 6. Iwon 36 7. Yahoo 34 8.