News MSN Desktop Search Images Surface

eWeek has the lowdown, thanks to Neowin:

Screen shots of an early version of MSN's desktop search application began circulating on the Web on Monday, indicating that Microsoft Corp.'s Internet division plans to release a product with deep connections to Windows.

Technology enthusiast site Neowin.net first disclosed the product details, prompting an MSN executive to post on MSN Search's Weblog that the screen shots are from an internal prerelease version of its desktop search.

"While we're flattered by the attention and interest, this was an unauthorized disclosure," wrote Oshoma Momoh, general manager of MSN Search program management, in a blog posting. "As many of you know, we have been working on a PC search product for some time, and have demonstrated some early prototypes over the past several months."

There's more here, and the Neowin pics and commentry can be found here

It doesn't answer the question of which is more evil: MSN Search or Google...