Microsoft is flexing its muscles with new in-house search technology for MSN. As the new big three search companies Yahoo, Google and Microsoft really engage they will have to compete on the paid for search as well as algorithmic search.
Today Findwhat bought Espotting for $163 million. What’s the bet that Findwhat don’t get bought by someone further up the food chain like Overture, and that Overture get bought by Yahoo or Microsoft within a year.
Mercury News | 06/18/2003 | FindWhat.com will buy Espotting for $163 million