Microsoft to Shut Down Book Scan Ops
Completing our trifecta of Microsoft coverage today, the Associated Press reports that Microsoft is abandoning its effort to scan whole libraries and make their contents searchable—which the report calls a sign it may be getting choosier about the fights it will pick with Google.
“Digitizing books and archiving academic journals no longer fits with the company’s plan for its search operation,” wrote Satya Nadella, senior vice president of Microsoft’s search and advertising group, in a blog post Friday.
“We
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