but it's still the best engine out there.
They routinely block sites from being displayed in search results.
This is done in response to the cease and desist letters that now flood in from companies claiming that some site in a search result is violating their copyrighted material.
Abiding by the Safe Harbor provisions of the DCMA, Google silently removes the links.
Take a look at some of the c & d letters they get.
Either lookup Safe Harbor or google.
http://www.chillingeffects.org/linking/search.cgiIf you want to know more, both chillingeffects.com and searchenginewatch.com provide useful information.
Suffice to say that googles policies (and that of other sites) are already stilted towards companies with the money to pursue legal action (regardless of merit) to further market dominance.
I personally can't wait until something better comes along and knocks google on it's ass.