After their rivals google and msn launching desktop search, it seems yahoo is ready to jumpin too,

Yahoo is bound to launch its desktop search in the money of January, Reuteurs article says this,

Yahoo said on Thursday it will begin testing a free desktop search service in early January, following rivals hoping to extend the reach of wildly profitable search-related advertising.
Desktop search, which helps excavate information buried on computer hard drives, is seen as the next frontier in the booming search sector that has generated billions in revenues from ads generated by Web search queries.

More here, itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2004/0412130917.asp?S=Reuters&A=REU&O=FRGN

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