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Microsoft Buys Natural Language Search Technology

Posted on July 01, 2008

This morning Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] confirmed rumors that it will be acquring Powerset, a Bay Area-based company specializing in natural language Web search. According to press materials, Redmond's strategy is to incorporate Powerset's proprietary technology into its Live Search page, which currently lags far behind search leaders Yahoo! and Google. Powerset will remain a separate company and retain its current headquarters, to smooth the transition.read more ...

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