[Search-l] Search Wikia Launch Date

[Seth Finkelstein]

On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 04:35:40PM +0900, Jimmy Wales wrote:
> John McCormac wrote:
> > True. Nearly a year after the shock and awe of the press barrage 
> > started, there is finally a release date. Now if only there was a 
> > product. Wikia could be the next Microsoft... ;)
> 
> John, I know you enjoy being snarky and all, but the idea of a launch in 
> December has been what I have been saying to the press for months and 
> months and months now.  There has been no new announcement.

	Now, now, this is no trick at all:

February 5, 2007
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197003494
He said Monday that he believes the first beta will launch within a few months.

March 9, 2007
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/03/09/HNwikiasearch_1.html
"Probably what we'll do is launch something in the fourth quarter of
this year ..."

July 27, 2007 
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN272470320070727
... when the company launches a public version of the search site toward
the end of 2007, Wales said in a phone interview.

September 2, 2007
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article2367254.ece
In December, he will launch Wikia Search ...

	It's OK. Just as code is 90% done for 90% of the time, product
launch dates can be 3 to 6 months away for many years.

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