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I don't think beating Google is all about "server hardware efficiency". I'm not sure how they sold VCs on this concept. It is about creating result sets so ama

by bprater 18y ago

I don't think beating Google is all about "server hardware efficiency". I'm not sure how they sold VCs on this concept. It is about creating result sets so amazing that you pick up your phone and tell your friends and family about it.

acgourley 18y ago
Getting bought by Google just might be, though. (And yes, I know they turned down an offer when they first started up, but they may have just been holding out for more.)
amirnathoo 18y ago
Creating great results sets, or at least much better ones than the competition, is why Google won in the first place. But I think the real battle-ground now is the interface. If Cuil or SearchMe really believed their technology was so much better than Google's at delivering search results they would have no need to also experiment with the UI.
- dmix 18y ago
  (Quality results + boring but usable interface) > (average results + a great interface)
- Herring 18y ago
  Up until we have computers understanding speech in real time, I'd say the interface's goal is to give us links & just get out of the way.