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07.25.08

Ask.com Gives Up Pursuit of Google

Changing course, the search site will no longer try to catch up to the Internet giant

By Gregory Mone Posted 03.05.2008 at 12:07 pm 3 Comments

For years, Ask.com has been trying to supplant Google as the Internets search leader, but this week the company has announced that it is headed in another direction. In truth, Ask never really got all that close.

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