Wolfram Alpha vs. Google — Results Vary

Posted by timothy on Tuesday May 5, 2009 @02:24AM from the and-so-might-your-mileage dept.

wjousts writes "Technology Review has an article comparing various search results from Wolfram Alpha and Google. Results vary. For example, searching 'Microsoft Apple' in Alpha returns data comparing both companies stock prices, whereas Google top results are news stories mentioning both companies. However, when searching for '10 pounds kilograms,' Alpha rather unhelpfully assumes you want to multiply 10 pounds by 1 kilogram, whereas Google directs you to sites for metric conversions. Change the query to '10 pounds in kilograms' and both give you the result you'd expect (i.e. 4.536 kg)."

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Re:this just in by vivaoporto · 2009-05-05 02:34 · Score: 5, Interesting

I RTFA and, even when searching for answers, Google moped the floor with Wolfram Alpha. I know Alpha is still on its nest but, both sites evolving in the same rate they are evolving now, I don't see Google's dominance being challenged just yet.