Live Search scores one over Google… for now
I have always liked how Google Search can be used as a command prompt on the Internet. However, here’s something I discovered today which Google Search doesn’t do while Microsoft’s Live Search does.
Microsoft Live Search solves Algebra. Yup. That’s right. Look at the screen shots below:
I guess kids can check their homework answers here from now on. Here are a couple more with slightly more complex equations.
It can solve logarithms. It solves natural logs as well.
Quadratic Equations are no problem either. I am not sure how useful this is, but I think it’s cool nevertheless.
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April 8th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Great.. I knew they can evaluate mathematical formulas like 2*7+9, but don’t about this thing.. This is cool..!
April 8th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Yep.. it’s pretty cool (not so useful maybe, but cool)
April 8th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
this is really cool
first time i am seeing that some one says something in favour of Microsoft live search
April 8th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Find it cool !!
Subscribed ur blog !!
keep-on .
April 8th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Thank you Arpit…
April 8th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
nice find
April 8th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
thank you Burch
April 10th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Neat.. I also found Live Maps on Windows Mobile has one or two features better than Google Maps -like audio feedback of turns/directions. But Google Maps is faster to startup because it can use cellphone signal triangulation to assist a GPS fix
April 10th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
@Sayan… I guess the cellphone signal technique won’t work in India – won’t you need integration with the operator in that case?