Dave Winer: A wasted opportunity for Microsoft and the rest of us. We desperately need a two-party system in search, because search is proving to be the key technology in the software platform of the future, and unless Microsoft shows up with something differentiated and competent, we’re all hosed. The last thing we need is to trade one monopoly for another.
[Dan Gillmor]
Good God! Dan there are plenty of other search engines out there some better than others. Why are you inviting a monopolist in to compete? Your comment was confusing. I see it like this, ” If Microsoft does show up with something good and competent, we are hosed. The might then monopolize the search like they have the OS or Office Apps.
Luckily they haven’t showed anything I thought could compete but then this is Microsoft. They will build it or buy it, makes no difference. If they want Market share they will get it.