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Still In Beta, Medstory Medical Search Bought By Microsoft

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Microsoft did not disclose financial terms of the acquisition of Foster City-based Medstory. The search engine is currently in beta and Microsoft said the startup and its 10 employees will become a part of its 120-person Health Solutions Group.

Angel investors and advisors, include:
* Esther Dyson, high-technology authority and editor-at-large at CNET Networks
* Zach Nelson, President and CEO of NetSuite
* Marty Tenenbaum, Chairman of CommerceNet

This strikes us as a decent strategy for MSFT to combat GOOG, by buying up vertical search engines.

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