The Inktomi Search Engine: From wired to tired
"The fundamental problems with the Inktomi search engine all stem from its roots. The fact is that Inktomi is not a search company, they merely have a software solution that enables cheap computers to be clustered together, the Search Engine was created out of a desire to moniterize this technology. Although they have many talented people committed to providing a quality search service, the ethos and direction of Inktomi is geared around finding applications for its technology."
Missing that perspective (and failing to do any serious research into the subject), I always wondered what got Inktomi into the "content networking" (à la Akamai) business.