Wolfram Alpha (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8026331.stm)
It will be interesting to see if it lives up to its promises.
It could. I wonder if Google will aim to strangle it at birth, John?
Or buy it
Unless MS think it might give them an edge and get there first.
Interesting stuff. Personally, I can't see anyone really moving away from Google now, even just because of the familiarity factor. I think I read this morning that the Google brand is worth the most of all brands.
A billion dollars, wasn't it? Amazing achievement really.
Something like that. It is quite an achievement.
I like to be able to look over a list of possible answers and I always end up off looking for other things, I can't see myself straying far from Google even though its evil, but the idea is interesting
Quote from: Rik on Apr 30, 2009, 17:26:34
A billion dollars, wasn't it? Amazing achievement really.
I bet the kids who sold youtube to them for shares are happy
I think you're right. :)
Quote from: Rik on Apr 30, 2009, 17:33:44
I think you're right. :)
I also bet the sold a few as well, how many did they get? Fourteen million dollars worth wasn't it? That seems high, but until I have more coffee I'm not going looking ;D
Quote from: Gary on Apr 30, 2009, 17:28:21
I like to be able to look over a list of possible answers and I always end up off looking for other things, I can't see myself straying far from Google even though its evil, but the idea is interesting
Yep, well put.
From what I understand it works differently to Google in that it is supposed to compute an answer directly rather than simply displaying a list of web pages which may or may not have the solution to a question.
It seems to be mainly useful for scientific data rather than a general seach engine to rival Google.
I envisage that it may be difficult to phrase questions correctly in order for it to return a meaningful and correct answer though.
Be handy for all those undergrads looking for essays. :)