Comments on: Wolfram Alpha is a feature, not a search engine http://joeldowns.com/2009/04/29/wolfram-alpha-is-a-feature-not-a-search-engine/ Product management in media and tech Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kindle will be history within a year - The Downside http://joeldowns.com/2009/04/29/wolfram-alpha-is-a-feature-not-a-search-engine/#comment-125 Kindle will be history within a year - The Downside Wed, 20 May 2009 00:50:14 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=83#comment-125 [...] sick as I am of hearing about the underwhelming Wolfram Alpha, I’m even more sick of hearing about the product-that-shouldn’t-be, Amazon’s [...] [...] sick as I am of hearing about the underwhelming Wolfram Alpha, I’m even more sick of hearing about the product-that-shouldn’t-be, Amazon’s [...]

]]> By: Trevor http://joeldowns.com/2009/04/29/wolfram-alpha-is-a-feature-not-a-search-engine/#comment-124 Trevor Mon, 18 May 2009 23:33:12 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=83#comment-124 Tried WolframAlpha and I am truly horrified by the outcome. AskJeeves was better 10 years ago. I tried putting the same search strings that I used in google for some of my technical work and it couldn't handle it. I tried asking it basic questions and it wanted clarification. It is truly the worst search engine I've ever seen. If I type in the example "How have home prices in San Diego, CA changed in the last 5 years? " It gives a garbage response asking for clarification. If I put the same in google I get a decent link. Either way I will have to click on at least one link (for clarification or to send me to my result). Tried WolframAlpha and I am truly horrified by the outcome. AskJeeves was better 10 years ago. I tried putting the same search strings that I used in google for some of my technical work and it couldn’t handle it. I tried asking it basic questions and it wanted clarification. It is truly the worst search engine I’ve ever seen.

If I type in the example

“How have home prices in San Diego, CA changed in the last 5 years? ”

It gives a garbage response asking for clarification. If I put the same in google I get a decent link. Either way I will have to click on at least one link (for clarification or to send me to my result).

]]> By: joel http://joeldowns.com/2009/04/29/wolfram-alpha-is-a-feature-not-a-search-engine/#comment-123 joel Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:31:28 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=83#comment-123 No, I certainly don't, but I'm sure he has investors, and I'm sure they'd be very interested in an acquisition rather than trying to compete in the search engine world. There's no clear method of monetization, either, which says to me a sale to a search engine is probably the intended exit. No, I certainly don’t, but I’m sure he has investors, and I’m sure they’d be very interested in an acquisition rather than trying to compete in the search engine world. There’s no clear method of monetization, either, which says to me a sale to a search engine is probably the intended exit.

]]> By: Rooney http://joeldowns.com/2009/04/29/wolfram-alpha-is-a-feature-not-a-search-engine/#comment-122 Rooney Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:23:41 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=83#comment-122 Acquisition play ? You don't seem to know Wolfram. Acquisition play ? You don’t seem to know Wolfram.

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