SERVICE: Google is closing 1-800-GOOG-411

http://lifehacker.com/5659358/google-shuts-down-goog+411

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Google is closing 1-800-GOOG-411, their first speech recognition service that acted as a free “voice-powered directory assistance”, on November 12.

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BING 1-800-246-4411

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Why do I suspect the phone companies are protecting a very lucrative income stream?

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