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Re:Wolfram Alpha: a shortlived fad by slig on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @04:43PM (#728792)
If there's no users, why would it deserve so much attention?
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Re:Wolfram Alpha: a shortlived fad by fno on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @04:51PM (#728808)
It is completely irrelevant how many users use it. If it is a great tool for just a minority, then it deserves attention in that minority.

edit: Am I missing about the number of users deciding about the quality of something? Or why on earth am I getting downmodded? I don't have a problem with that, but I feel stupid and I rather not.

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Re:Wolfram Alpha: a shortlived fad by slig on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @05:50PM (#728929)
> If it is a great tool for just a minority, then it deserves attention in that minority.

Agreed. What I didn't agree was with the "serious attention" you mentioned earlier. btw, I didn't downvote you.

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Re:Wolfram Alpha: a shortlived fad by ericb on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @05:49PM (#728927)
Millions of people can't be wrong!
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