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“ For me, this is a major issue. I need to know where the information has come from and a list of possible sources is not good enough. It is still very early days for WolframAlpha, so it may eventually live up to expectations. It has long way to go and there are major problems to address: 1. The types of query that it can handle are limited and this needs to be made more obvious to the average searcher 2. The way you phrase your search is important. For some of my test searches I had to try four or five variations before it came up with any results. The average searcher will give up after the first attempt and go back to Google. 3. Some of the information is seriously out of date. 4. Sources are not directly linked to the data. It is essential that one knows where the information has come from.
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