Comments on: Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal Not a Done Deal, But Microsoft Proceeds to Other Deals as Search Ambitions Fail http://techrights.org/2009/08/23/msft-search-ambitions-fail/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/08/23/msft-search-ambitions-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-72658 Yuhong Bao Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:59:36 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=17081#comment-72658 Here is some reviews I found using Google: http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219200321 http://mashable.com/2009/08/10/google-caffeine/ Here is some reviews I found using Google:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219200321
http://mashable.com/2009/08/10/google-caffeine/

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/08/23/msft-search-ambitions-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-72657 Roy Schestowitz Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:42:15 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=17081#comment-72657 Has anyone studied this to show a measurable improvement? Has anyone studied this to show a measurable improvement?

]]> By: Yuhong Bao http://techrights.org/2009/08/23/msft-search-ambitions-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-72656 Yuhong Bao Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:15:05 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=17081#comment-72656 You should try Google Cafferine at http://www2.sandbox.google.com. You should try Google Cafferine at http://www2.sandbox.google.com.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/08/23/msft-search-ambitions-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-72652 Roy Schestowitz Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:28:08 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=17081#comment-72652 I had hopes for Wikia for a while. It seems to have become a portal. I had hopes for Wikia for a while. It seems to have become a portal.

]]> By: NotZed http://techrights.org/2009/08/23/msft-search-ambitions-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-72651 NotZed Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:59:33 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=17081#comment-72651 A real alternative to google would be nice. It is becoming too cluttered with cloaked results (ppv), useless videos and pointless snippets from google books. Not to mention stupid advertising sites like wareseeker . com and about . com. As for newspapers - they've already become agenda-pushers for the corporatocracy dominating the western world. Shuffling who has the bigger string isn't going to make any difference. A real alternative to google would be nice. It is becoming too cluttered with cloaked results (ppv), useless videos and pointless snippets from google books. Not to mention stupid advertising sites like wareseeker . com and about . com.

As for newspapers – they’ve already become agenda-pushers for the corporatocracy dominating the western world. Shuffling who has the bigger string isn’t going to make any difference.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/08/23/msft-search-ambitions-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-72646 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:36:49 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=17081#comment-72646 See <a href="http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090518204959409" rel="nofollow">this recent article from Groklaw</a>. See this recent article from Groklaw.

]]> By: David Gerard http://techrights.org/2009/08/23/msft-search-ambitions-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-72644 David Gerard Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:28:10 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=17081#comment-72644 Wolfram should work very well with Microsoft - he gets credit in science by <a href="http://cs.nyu.edu/pipermail/fom/2002-July/005692.html" rel="nofollow">suing other scientists, claiming science is a company trade secret</a>. It's like he's competing with Isaac Newton for "genius arsehole of all time" stakes. The next MSFT CEO? Wolfram should work very well with Microsoft – he gets credit in science by suing other scientists, claiming science is a company trade secret. It’s like he’s competing with Isaac Newton for “genius arsehole of all time” stakes. The next MSFT CEO?

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