Comments on: Microsoft’s Acquisition of Fast http://searchdoneright.com/2008/01/microsofts-acquisition-of-fast/ Enterprise Search Expertise, Brought To You By Vivísimo Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:31:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Harald http://searchdoneright.com/2008/01/microsofts-acquisition-of-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-51190 Harald Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:49:40 +0000 http://searchdoneright.com/2008/01/microsofts-acquisition-of-fast/#comment-51190 FAST is not a bad search engine if can afford to employ a nurse or two to look after it. Now Microsoft will have to rewrite everything in dot net, because it would otherwise be too embarrassing. They target FAST as the search engine for intranet and internet, behind and outside the firewall as they say. What you have to understand is, that for Microsoft "behind the firewall" is synonymous with SharePoint. They have heard about other products containing documents, but they will likely not care. And what is outside the firewall. Hmm, I bet they think its SharePoint too. So, as long as there is content independent of SharePoint, there is room for other search engines. FAST is not a bad search engine if can afford to employ a nurse or two to look after it. Now Microsoft will have to rewrite everything in dot net, because it would otherwise be too embarrassing. They target FAST as the search engine for intranet and internet, behind and outside the firewall as they say. What you have to understand is, that for Microsoft “behind the firewall” is synonymous with SharePoint. They have heard about other products containing documents, but they will likely not care. And what is outside the firewall. Hmm, I bet they think its SharePoint too.

So, as long as there is content independent of SharePoint, there is room for other search engines.

]]> By: Niyaz http://searchdoneright.com/2008/01/microsofts-acquisition-of-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-34433 Niyaz Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:50:39 +0000 http://searchdoneright.com/2008/01/microsofts-acquisition-of-fast/#comment-34433 Microsoft Also thought of conquering Yahoo! but their bids are in vain.. lets see what more has yet to happen. Microsoft Also thought of conquering Yahoo! but their bids are in vain.. lets see what more has yet to happen.

]]> By: David Shaw http://searchdoneright.com/2008/01/microsofts-acquisition-of-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-33185 David Shaw Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:48:56 +0000 http://searchdoneright.com/2008/01/microsofts-acquisition-of-fast/#comment-33185 Microsofts grubby little fingers are at it again.What will they do when when everything belongs to them Microsofts grubby little fingers are at it again.What will they do when when everything belongs to them

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