http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/04/26/wolfram-alpha-google-in-no-danger/ by Stephen E. Arnold Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2009/04/26/wolfram-alpha-google-in-no-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-49788 Mark Johnson Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:19:55 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=6098#comment-49788 Agreed entirely on your assessment. I've now worked for two companies, Kosmix & Powerset, that have been branded as "Google killers." Sometimes this comparison is invited by the companies themselves (Cuill, Wolfram|Alpha, and even Powerset) and other times it's the press pushing the issues (Kosmix is smart about not wanting to be in this category). My personal opinion is that it's extremely unlikely that a "Google killer" is going to come out of a small amount of venture capital, much as it's unlikely that a small company is going to be able to produce a competitive chipset or operating system. I wish companies would just focus on what they do right instead of trying to promise the stars. Nonetheles, I'm excited to see what Wolfram has cooked up this time! Agreed entirely on your assessment. I’ve now worked for two companies, Kosmix & Powerset, that have been branded as “Google killers.” Sometimes this comparison is invited by the companies themselves (Cuill, Wolfram|Alpha, and even Powerset) and other times it’s the press pushing the issues (Kosmix is smart about not wanting to be in this category). My personal opinion is that it’s extremely unlikely that a “Google killer” is going to come out of a small amount of venture capital, much as it’s unlikely that a small company is going to be able to produce a competitive chipset or operating system. I wish companies would just focus on what they do right instead of trying to promise the stars. Nonetheles, I’m excited to see what Wolfram has cooked up this time!

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