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Re: Confirmed: Microsoft buys search startup Powerset

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Re: Confirmed: Microsoft buys search startup Powerset

Kevin L. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:59:58 -0000

This is another desperate move by MSFT to try to catch up with Google in search. Everyone knows that it’s not just how good your alogorithms are — it’s about market share, and Google has a lock on that.

MSFT needs a game-changer to get ahead. They should be focusing on commerical semantic applications of internet advertising which Google doesn’t have yet — and launch as a leader.

Re: Confirmed: Microsoft buys search startup Powerset

Either me or you — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:13:59 -0000

Now Microsoft looks really desperate to me. Who would buy a hype machine whose technology is fully dependent on PARC and FreeBase. They should have bought Freebase itself and hakia. Although that could cost them at least 5x more. hakia is not so innovative in terms of UI and is really poor in marketing itself, but at least, they own the technology they showcase and they were already better than Powerset in my tries.

Also what about that European enterprise semantic search company they've bought last year. Microsoft should have already been into semantic search.

I hope they'll be able to keep Powerset team dedicated. They are really good at marketing themselves and that could be a value for Microsoft, otherwise $100M goes to the garbage.

Re: Confirmed: Microsoft buys search startup Powerset

Abdul — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:03:05 -0000

I think this a very good strategic move by Microsoft. I don't see why they get so obsessed with this Yahoo deal to the point of forgetting that they have their destiny in their own hands. I beleive that search is still in its infancy and that there is more to be discover than what Google has to offer at present. So wise up MSFT, and put your thinking cap on and may be you can come up with that elusiive semantic search engine: Searching For The Next Search Engine (http://www.internetevolutio...