[muskmusk]

I think that if you could conclusively answer that question you would be sipping drinks on a beach somewhere. The people who are investing seems to think so. Also the applications of this tech is broader than search, but still includes it. A company that had a serious chance of eating at Google's search revenue while also generating new revenue streams. What is that worth? What if you already have 1000 products that would benefit from the new capabilities? This is probably an easy investment decision even if Microsoft gains nothing from the actual investment itself.