Dave Winer: An open message to Microsoft and Yahoo, and major implementors of search engines: Please clone the Google API, without the limits.
http://www.clonethegoogleapi.com
Robert Scoble: We CAN NOT chase Google’s tailpipes.
http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2005/11/02/the-new-robert-scoble-services-agenda/
Randy: I'm gonna agree 100% with Scoble here. In fact, Microsoft already provides a great API into their MSN search service. And the funniest part, is that Dave invented that API.
Randy
Seth