But Wolfram is frustrated a bit that users don’t know the full power of Wolfram Alpha. “The mental model for when to go to Wolfram Alpha is not fully fleshed out yet,” Wolfram says.
This frustration reminds me of Google Wave, a wonderful idea, on the verge of being totally disruptive, but that the average user wouldn't grasp. Hopefully WA can sort that out, otherwise it may just remain a web API to a data-rich Mathematica, which in any case is a nice thing to have.
This frustration reminds me of Google Wave, a wonderful idea, on the verge of being totally disruptive, but that the average user wouldn't grasp. Hopefully WA can sort that out, otherwise it may just remain a web API to a data-rich Mathematica, which in any case is a nice thing to have.