Onetime Google competitor Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves, throws in the towel after almost 30 years: ‘Jeeves’ spirit endures’

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Ask.com is no more: The onetime Burger King to Google’s McDonalds has shuttered its search engine after nearly 30 years⁠—though the exact count seems to depend on who you ask⁠—with its website now turning up a farewell message to users. “Every great search must come to an end,” reads the message shared to Ask.com. “As […]

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