User blog comment:Daniel Baran/Search Developments: Big Picture/@comment-3508190-20120508232616/@comment-4924222-20120509002058

Thanks Pecoes,

We didn't actually switch anything per se. It's more that we decided to invest in what we had, rather than switching. Functionality supported by complex software deteriorates if it's not well maintained, so we had to make a move.

All of the ideas you describe are very much being considered. Additionally, the notion of a "Go" operator has come up. That is, you'd just have to type "Go:your search" without the quotes, and it would behave as before.

We're looking at all of these options, and doing our best to determine which is the optimal solution.