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It seems to depend. If Microsoft created the SmartTag, it falls with an enormous thud. On the other hand, as Dare Obasanjo points out, it lands quietly if Google created it. I really like this summary line by Dare:

Personally, I can't wait to see how much cognitive dissonance %A0this causes the Slashdot crowd.

Heh. He's got that right.