# Is the faster speed from the search engine?

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**Created:** [January 21, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-faster-speed-from-the-search-engine/225452 "2004-01-21T13:02:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-faster-speed-from-the-search-engine/225452/1 "2004-01-21T13:02:51Z")

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So I like the new system (though my first reaction was old-guy-fear, sadly). I’m seeing better performance.

But is that due to the new software or the search engine being offline? Can we expect that it’ll continue once the search is fully back?