NewsFactor – Among the many software developments this year will be one that will hit home for many PC users: the coming of age of desktop search tools. Which tool will win the loyalty war remains the question of the moment, though. Google may have been first to the gate, but a whole host of software and search companies have joined the fray, including Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), Ask Jeeves (Nasdaq: ASKJ), and, perhaps most notably, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT).
