Yahoo!’s open source search is too late

Yahoo s New Build Your Own Search Engine Nips at Google s Lead - Webmonkey

Yahoo announced a new initiative Thursday called Build Your Own Search Service, or BOSS. It’s a set of programming tools developers can use to tailor Yahoo’s search index for their own use.

Good idea, but too late.

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