We heard it first on search engine chat

RawAlex · 2005-12-20, 02:44 PM

It might be a "net positive" in the short run, but it will move AOL down the road of no longer having any in house serach capability or development. Basically, Google will remove what could be a major competitor, and turn them into a traffic source instead.

I think that this would lead to less players developing search engine technology, and in the long run leave us all beholden to Brin's little world.

Not a good thing.

Alex

2005-12-20, 02:44 PM	#4
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	It might be a "net positive" in the short run, but it will move AOL down the road of no longer having any in house serach capability or development. Basically, Google will remove what could be a major competitor, and turn them into a traffic source instead. I think that this would lead to less players developing search engine technology, and in the long run leave us all beholden to Brin's little world. Not a good thing. Alex