It's just different; it's decent if you know how to use it. Just pick one word (i.e. "crashes") and do a title search by date, and it works just fine. It doesn't work well with phrases though.
The other problem with FR search is that it doesn’t do whole message searches. (body&title)
If you’re searching for something and what you are searching for wasn’t part of the title .. you’re outta luck.
You’re Very restricted with title searches only .. Basically, you’re at the mercy of the person who posted a linked article, hoping that the title and article compliment each other. 8)