[WikiEN-l] Microsoft phrase re Google: "The Wikipedia problem"

[Ray Saintonge]

David Gerard wrote:

>On 24/05/07, Matthew Brown <morven at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>On 5/23/07, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>http://liveserials.blogspot.com/2007/05/uksg-write-up-wikipedia-problem.html
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>>I don't really get a great idea of what they MEAN by that phtase, though ...
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>It's entirely unclear ... that public participation ruins their
>business model? In which case look out for them as a threat in the
>future?
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Yeh, I too poked about and couldn't find a satisfactory definition of 
the term.  Your guess is as good as any.  I didn't find anything on the 
site critical of copyright law, and they didn't seem too pleased with 
any kind of open access.  It's easy to cast stones at Wikipedia because 
being a top-ten site makes it so visible.

It's much easier for them to defend themselves if they are being 
attacked directly.  It's considerably more uncomfortable when the 
underpinnings of their business model are being pulled apart.

Ec