Well, Stephen Wolfram might have done something that needs further insight and attention. What google has done for the search arena is spectacular, but what Wolfram Alpha is doing is perhaps more praise worthy. Part of the fascination lies in the NKS which Stephen developed. I personally like this notion, and find his thinking and thought pattern as a necessity or a gift for people in the field of system. I mean the reason that we aren’t able to properly solve or tackle a problem is because we’ve exhausted all channels that could be used under the traditional method, but with NKS, well, you are talking about a whole new paradigm.
When asked about Wolfram Alpha and Googles difference, Stephen gave the best answer:
"You would probably not use Wolfram Alpha to shop for a new car, find blog posts about a topic, or to choose a resort for your honeymoon. It is not a system that will understand the nuances of what you consider to be the perfect romantic getaway, for example--there is still no substitute for manual human-guided search for that. Where it appears to excel is when you want facts about something, or when you need to compute a factual answer to some set of questions about factual data."