On the rebound from Yahoo, Microsoft buys into semantic search instead

Many have been asking where does Microsoft's search strategy go if not in the direction of a Yahoo! deal? The answer could well be straight towards the semantic web following the acquisition of Powerset, a 'natural language search provider' for an as yet undisclosed amount. Whether it will be enough to make the slightest bit of difference when it comes to playing catch-up with Google and, yes, Yahoo! remains to be seen...