Comments on: Will Microsoft Kumo Fall Flat, Like Other MS Search Engines? http://www.businesspundit.com/will-microsoft-kumo-fall-flat-like-other-ms-search-engines/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:54:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robotsoul http://www.businesspundit.com/will-microsoft-kumo-fall-flat-like-other-ms-search-engines/comment-page-1/#comment-14599 Robotsoul Fri, 22 May 2009 17:48:54 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=11140#comment-14599 Microsoft does not have a chance, they have a bad rep and Google has a really strong brand. Wolfram Alpha has more appeal because it is kind of a niche service. Though I like that competitors are taking a shot a Google because semantic search capabilities and other innovations are speeded up by healthy competition. There is a great video about the 3 engines here: http://www.newsy.com/videos/searching_how_to_search Microsoft does not have a chance, they have a bad rep and Google has a really strong brand. Wolfram Alpha has more appeal because it is kind of a niche service. Though I like that competitors are taking a shot a Google because semantic search capabilities and other innovations are speeded up by healthy competition. There is a great video about the 3 engines here: http://www.newsy.com/videos/searching_how_to_search

]]> By: Daniel http://www.businesspundit.com/will-microsoft-kumo-fall-flat-like-other-ms-search-engines/comment-page-1/#comment-14538 Daniel Wed, 20 May 2009 15:17:04 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=11140#comment-14538 Google has already been playing with other ways to present data (like their timeline view) that are still in their labs. With Google Squared launching soon, I think Microsoft is not even really keeping up. Google has long been able to show you videos, pictures, and webpages all around the same search keywords with fairly minimal user input (aside from clicking which one you want to see). On the other hand, Wolfram in its current incarnation is a little tricky to use. Says CNet, “Its no replacement for Google, but it has the potential to be the smartest search utility on the web if only the people using it are smart enough to know how.” (as quoted by Newsy) Google is the most mainstream, and I anticipate it will stay that way, at least in the short term. What new tech innovations are right around the corner, though, it's impossible to say. Google has already been playing with other ways to present data (like their timeline view) that are still in their labs. With Google Squared launching soon, I think Microsoft is not even really keeping up. Google has long been able to show you videos, pictures, and webpages all around the same search keywords with fairly minimal user input (aside from clicking which one you want to see).

On the other hand, Wolfram in its current incarnation is a little tricky to use. Says CNet, “Its no replacement for Google, but it has the potential to be the smartest search utility on the web if only the people using it are smart enough to know how.” (as quoted by Newsy)

Google is the most mainstream, and I anticipate it will stay that way, at least in the short term. What new tech innovations are right around the corner, though, it’s impossible to say.

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