pandurang nayak - Microsoft buys out Lookout

Thursday, July 22, 2004

Close on the heels of a lot of news releases about Google planning to take on Microsoft by providing powerful search capabilities on the desktop, Microsoft has bought out a pioneer in the field - Lookout Software

It provides indexed full text search services for Outlook. Like Don Box mentions:

First, a friend shows me how fast GMail is at finding mail messages.

Now I find out that we just bought Lookout, which, like GMail renders inbox folders obsolete, except for Outlook users.

Installed!

I'm searching for the *installation* myself - but like the Lookout website says:

Today we are delighted to announce that Microsoft has acquired Lookout. The reason we're so excited about this is because Microsoft and Lookout are now altering our product plans to build our next product with the best technologies from each camp. This will enable us to take Lookout where we never previously dreamed it could go.

At the heart of Lookout, of course, are the wonderful people that are using it daily. You are welcome to continue using the version of Lookout that you currently have for as long as you like.

Guess I reached their website a little too late :)

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