They have just updated the search engines on over 15,000 web sites without sending out a software update or requiring a download. Old-line software makers are still thinking about putting software in a box, getting the box on a store shelf, getting someone into the store to buy the box, having them install the boxed software on their system, and then trying to sell them an update in six months. They're missing the boat.
People are tired of an endless stream of software updates.
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