Google chief sees MS as no competition, yet
Software giant Microsoft has set out to topple search king Google, but to listen to Eric Schmidt you almost wouldn't think the two companies were rivals. Google's chief executive, appearing in Seattle yesterday, acknowledged Microsoft's push into the search business but said there's ample room for multiple competitors to thrive. He also downplayed the notion of Google as a threat to the Redmond company's dominant software franchises."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." (more)








