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Their logic is two substandard search technologies and systems combined will beat google? If the core essence of both technologies were magically complementary
by tarkin2 17y ago
Their logic is two substandard search technologies and systems combined will beat google?
If the core essence of both technologies were magically complementary, then perhaps.
But trying to beat a company, google, known for its simplicity by combining two known for their complexity seems a somewhat poor strategy.
- raganwald 17y ago> Their logic is two substandard search technologies and systems combined will beat google? IIRC, Fake Steve Jobs described it as taking the number two and number three runners in a race and having them try to beat number one by running three-legged. It was one of those similes that had the tears of laughter coursing down my cheeks as I nodded in complete agreement with the expected result.
- vijayr 17y agoneither MS nor Yahoo can beat Google on their own. That is sure. so what is wrong in them trying together? there is at least a chance, however small it is. its more like merging the strengths of second and third contestants, helping the resultant runner run faster than making a three legged runner.
- raganwald 17y agoI agree that when #2 and #3 pool their efforts the goal is to merge their strengths. But all too often the result is to merge their weaknesses as infighting, politics, and the inevitable friction of trying to get two disparate cultures working together smoothly takes over.
- halo 17y agoTheir logic is that it's easier to sell advertisers a single search advertising platform with 10% of the market than two competing advertising platforms with 5% of the market, especially when combined with the savings by avoiding the costs of duplicating each others search and advertising functionality.