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Microsoft to buy semantic search engine Powerset for $100M plus
(Posted on VentureBeat » DigitalMedia 3 months ago)
Microsoft, the software giant flush with billions of dollars in its warchest, has agreed to buy Silicon Valley semantic search engine Powerset, we’ve learned.The purchase price is rumored to be slightly more than $100 million. An announcemen… (visit source article)
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Alt Search Engines says…
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Epicenter says…
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Engadget 中国版 says…
微软打算用一亿美金买下Powerset？
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danbri's foaf stories says…
Microsoft buying Powerset
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GigaOM Network says…
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UMBC ebiquity says…
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Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim says…
Rumor Mill: Microsoft Expecting $100M Powerset Acquisition to Save the Day?
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mathewingram.com/work says…
Powerset: a Hail Mary pass for MSFT?
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SortiPreneur says…
Powerset to MSFT?
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