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Amazon to Take on Google?

Posted by michael on from the one-click-searching dept.

KRck writes "Looks like Amazon is going to jump into the search engine business and try and compete directly with Google, by building a new company A9 which they hope to launch in October."

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  1. What's next? by Xerithane · · Score: 4, Funny

    SCO? RedHat? How many companies really want to be the king of search engines. There can only be one Plow King.. er, Search King.. er wait, he's already sued google, too.

    It's all just reminiscent of this.

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  2. taxed? by Chuck+Bucket · · Score: 2, Funny

    so will internet searches now be taxed if they cross state lines? :)

    CB

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  3. I wanted to get first post... by Aliencow · · Score: 3, Funny

    But I kept wondering if clicking "reply" and "submit" would infringe on Amazon's patents... but I realized that it meant two clicks, not one!

  4. But by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    They keep telling me large parts of the Amazon are unexplored. How will they find anything?

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  5. Re:well by Gherald · · Score: 3, Funny

    competition is always good!

    Not against something as holy as Google!

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  6. [OT] Did anyone notice the picture? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/TECH/internet/09/26/goog le.amazon.ap/story.search.jpg

    Look closely at the OS. WHY did they use Windows 3.1?!?!?

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  7. Patents by rf0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just wait for them to pantent one click searching..

    Rus

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  8. Amazon is known for tricks like... by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 2, Funny


    I, for one, don't see need for our new Amazoogle overlords.

    Amazon is known (at least to me) for tricks like charging frequent customers more.

  9. Re:Speaking of "I'm Feeling Lucky"... by Mantorp · · Score: 2, Funny

    you know, you could try pushing it...scientific process and all that

  10. Search + Personalization? by slagdogg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like fun -- I mean, Amazon holds the crown in recommendations ... I can see the features now:

    "Customers who searched for 'Asian Porn' also searched for: Azn N0rp, Hot Asian Sluts, Azn Porn"

    "When searching for 'Barnes and Nobles': Did you mean: Amazon.com?"

    I think they're a little late for the "one click searching" patent, however.

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