Hardly a search engine grudge match...
...but, for the curious, here's an exclusive comparison snapshot and review of Wolfram Alpha in action up against Google:
http://www.technologyreview.com/web/22585/page1/
Edit for the tag-watchers: "Fuck you, Google" is, of course, implied.
Another take on it here, building the trend of referring to the new search engine as a single word ("WolframAlpha"), presumably pronounced as though by a dog sneezing: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2009/tc20090513_246396.htm
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Unrelated personal edit: To embrace the chaos, rather than run screaming from it, I'll be consolidating a couple of e-mail accounts in the next few days. If you send me anything, and anticipate a prompt response, please bung the word "urgent" in the Subject line, and I'll treat it with the reverence it deserves. Consultancy perils...
http://www.technologyreview.com/web/22585/page1/
Edit for the tag-watchers: "Fuck you, Google" is, of course, implied.
Another take on it here, building the trend of referring to the new search engine as a single word ("WolframAlpha"), presumably pronounced as though by a dog sneezing: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2009/tc20090513_246396.htm
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Unrelated personal edit: To embrace the chaos, rather than run screaming from it, I'll be consolidating a couple of e-mail accounts in the next few days. If you send me anything, and anticipate a prompt response, please bung the word "urgent" in the Subject line, and I'll treat it with the reverence it deserves. Consultancy perils...