Microsoft to halt their digital books project

reedcat · 05-27-2008, 07:38 PM

Not sure if you have seen this on not. Less competition is never a good thing.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/23...-search-books/

zelda_pinwheel · 05-27-2008, 08:12 PM

that is really disappointing. then again, i suppose it's to be expected from Micro$oft...

Ervserver · 05-27-2008, 10:05 PM

I don't think this will be missed

Argel · 05-29-2008, 05:35 PM

That link is one of the most depressing pieces of bs that I have ever come across. I was harbouring the faint hope that MS would stick with the project and use it to generate some badly needed brownie points over the longer term.

Wait... did I really say that? Is there a doctor in the house?

yvanleterrible · 05-29-2008, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

that is really disappointing. then again, i suppose it's to be expected from Micro$oft...

Micromou Fenêtres.

RWood · 05-29-2008, 05:59 PM

But as they are making the scans available to their original partners there is great hope for the future and the availability of these texts.

astrodad · 05-29-2008, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

that is really disappointing. then again, i suppose it's to be expected from Micro$oft...

Why is that? Do you expect other companies to invest in sinkholes when there are more lucrative markets out there?

bbusybookworm · 05-29-2008, 10:06 PM

They had the Guy from the Internet Archive, Brewster Kahle on This Week in Tech this week.

It can be found Here

He Talked a little about the Project, and while it did sound on some parts as putting a positive spin on things, There were a few interesting nuggets, namely that both Yahoo and Microsoft released all conditions on the work already done, as such the Foundation can do what they want with the work and that they have turned over all the equipment over to the Foundation.

That is, a few million dollars worth of equipment. And while the cynic in me might say that they did that because they did not want the further cost of dealing with specialised equipmet that they don't need, the project at least doesn't need to raise even more money to keep it ongoing, as they would have had to do.

05-27-2008, 07:38 PM	#1
reedcat Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: HTC Wing	Microsoft to halt their digital books project Not sure if you have seen this on not. Less competition is never a good thing. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/23...-search-books/

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	that is really disappointing. then again, i suppose it's to be expected from Micro$oft...

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	I don't think this will be missed

05-29-2008, 05:35 PM	#4
Argel Opinionated [but right] Posts: 276 Karma: 1412 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS 505, Kindle International, HTC Desire	That link is one of the most depressing pieces of bs that I have ever come across. I was harbouring the faint hope that MS would stick with the project and use it to generate some badly needed brownie points over the longer term. Wait... did I really say that? Is there a doctor in the house?

05-29-2008, 05:59 PM	#6
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	But as they are making the scans available to their original partners there is great hope for the future and the availability of these texts.

05-29-2008, 10:06 PM	#8
bbusybookworm Tech Junkie Posts: 1,027 Karma: 10080 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Device: iPad, MotoXStyle, OnePlusOne	They had the Guy from the Internet Archive, Brewster Kahle on This Week in Tech this week. It can be found Here He Talked a little about the Project, and while it did sound on some parts as putting a positive spin on things, There were a few interesting nuggets, namely that both Yahoo and Microsoft released all conditions on the work already done, as such the Foundation can do what they want with the work and that they have turned over all the equipment over to the Foundation. That is, a few million dollars worth of equipment. And while the cynic in me might say that they did that because they did not want the further cost of dealing with specialised equipmet that they don't need, the project at least doesn't need to raise even more money to keep it ongoing, as they would have had to do.

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