404 for Microsoft's latest decision

Iria · May 28, 2008, 04:13 PM

In the middle of a gritty search war, did Microsoft's Steve Ballmer just commit the mother of all mistakes?

I've been wondering about that ever since Microsoft said it would close its Search Books and Live Search Academic projects, thus ceding the field of book digitization to Google. (While both Live Search Books and Live Search Academic are going dark, both Google's Book Search and Google Scholar continue to operate.)
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May 28, 2008, 04:13 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	404 for Microsoft's latest decision In the middle of a gritty search war, did Microsoft's Steve Ballmer just commit the mother of all mistakes? I've been wondering about that ever since Microsoft said it would close its Search Books and Live Search Academic projects, thus ceding the field of book digitization to Google. (While both Live Search Books and Live Search Academic are going dark, both Google's Book Search and Google Scholar continue to operate.) ______________ Source: Coop's Corner