A wrote a very quick blurb when A9 initially launched — and recently jotted down some thoughts on their Local Search/Yellow Pages play — but had intended to follow-up with a longer piece on where I suspected A9 might go based on its UI design.
Like all of my best posts, that one never materialized (ahem). But the title — “A9 UI: Prelude to Partnership” — and the premise — that A9 would build its offering by surfacing 3rd party vertical solutions vs. its own (e.g., Microsoft using Encarta) — have stuck with me, and now