SEL: Google Doesn't See Microsoft as a Competitor, Yet

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May 27, 2005

Google Doesn't See Microsoft as a Competitor, Yet

According to SeattlePI, Google's CEO Eric Schmidt, does not yet see Microsoft as a true competitor in the search space.

"It looks to me like this space is so large that there will be multiple winners," Schmidt told the audience at the Technology Alliance annual luncheon in downtown Seattle. "There's plenty of room for all the players."

Asked to identify Google's primary competition, Schmidt pointed first to Yahoo! -- saying it has "emerged as the major, major competitor in this space." He then noted that Microsoft has also launched its own Internet search engine but observed that the Redmond company is "just getting going" in the business.

That is very true. But then again, when a steam train starts out, it starts out slow. It won't take Microsoft long before they build up momentum. Whether they can catch Google, that's another matter. ;-)

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