Why did Microsoft kill "English Query" on SQL Server? Given the popularity of the natural language user interface Siri, which was acquired by Apple for $200 million, I've wondered if anyone knows why Microsoft killed "English Query" on SQL Server.
The reason it was dropped was because of lack of use. This is confirmed in the MS response to a Customer asking if it could be re-instated.


  Posted by Microsoft on 1/13/2012 at 1:37 PM 
  
  English Query feature when introduced in SQL Server was not a popular
  feature and we didn't find lot of customers using it. So it was
  eventually removed from the product. We have no plans to invest in
  such technology so I am resolving this as "won't fix". You can look at
  the Semantic Search feature in SQL Server 2012 to see if that meets
  your needs.