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Re:Amazon’s Twitch Acquisition Is Official by bdarnell on Monday August 25, 2014 @10:28PM (#8225405)
They did launch a meta-search site, a9.com, in 2004 and discontinued it in 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A9.com
Re:Amazon’s Twitch Acquisition Is Official by nostrademons on Monday August 25, 2014 @11:55PM (#8225661)
I think A9 still exists as a search subsidiary, it's just that the consumer-facing portions were discontinued. A lot of A9 alumni now hold leadership positions in Google Search.