1. Why vaunt about quantity? As I have mentioned elsewhere that since Web Services like the one from Amazon came into existence, a huge lot web pages can be categorized as duplicate pages among the 8 billion pages. Google can proudly display rather something like this: ...billion unique pages listed. This should give more credibility to the search engine user.

Posted at 4:42AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Dilip Samuel

2. Well, I will admit when I read that it will now be 8 Billion the first thing I thought off was "Great! more webpages to search through." Then, only because it is Google, I though maybe that this means I will be able to get at the info I want and have more of it...

Basically, its a "we will see" aditude I have adobted. Now if Google starts using clustering like other search sites are doing, maybe adding 8 Billion pages won't really matter.

Posted at 4:42AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Phil

3. Ok, so the index doubled. All that really means to me is that it will be even harder to find what I'm looking for. With that many pages, I'm surprised Google (http://www.google.com) hasn't implemented some new advanced search features. Google should take some pointers from some of the smaller search engines out there. FyberSearch (http://www.fybersearch.com) has some great search technology in place that allows you to refine your search.

Posted at 4:42AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Jason

4. Google's net profit is still higher than anything grossed from any of those others (as far as profit from just their search-engine goes).... they must be doing SOMETHING right, not just bragging. I don't see anything wrong with flaunting a bit of success. As far as not being able to find anything: that's your fault -- follow procedure and you'll find what you want with ANY search engine. A larger index doesn't create more worthless options, as you infer, it gives you more possibilities. Nothing's perfect, Bill's point was simply that they'd taken another step. It was also a goal they had been busting their rumps to achieve for a while. I feel they deserve praise for having met it.

Posted at 4:42AM on Dec 19th 2005 by XReply

5. Google's net profit is still higher than anything grossed from any of those others (as far as profit from just their search-engine goes).... they must be doing SOMETHING right, not just bragging. I don't see anything wrong with flaunting a bit of success. As far as not being able to find anything: that's your fault -- follow procedure and you'll find what you want with ANY search engine. A larger index doesn't create more worthless options, as you infer, it gives you more possibilities. Nothing's perfect, Bill's point was simply that they'd taken another step. It was also a goal they had been busting their rumps to achieve for a while. I feel they deserve praise for having met it.

Posted at 4:42AM on Dec 19th 2005 by XReply