> people are still using MySQL search sometimes which is IMHO an horrible search solution
Some probably use "text LIKE '%foo%'" SQL queries on any database.
MySQL supports several database engines, especially ISAM and InnoDB come with full text search support. You can also install Sphinx Search as MySQL DB engine. So your statement is not true in general. If you meant the old ISAM engine the newer InnoDB is default and usually the preferred solution.
Some probably use "text LIKE '%foo%'" SQL queries on any database.
MySQL supports several database engines, especially ISAM and InnoDB come with full text search support. You can also install Sphinx Search as MySQL DB engine. So your statement is not true in general. If you meant the old ISAM engine the newer InnoDB is default and usually the preferred solution.