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		mindcrime on June 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yammer agrees to Microsoft's $1 billion acquisitio... They had previously acquired Powerset, for one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerset_%28company%29

samstave on June 15, 2012 [–]

Powerset had a ton of hype, then they were acquired and then they seemingly died.

Never heard anything about them since.

larrywright on June 15, 2012 | [–]

I think that technology was rolled into Bing. I don't think they ever expected that it would be a standalone product offering.

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