Heard the one about the Microsoft exec beating on Google for not being creative enough? Well, you're about to.
According to an interview with VentureBeat, MS VP Walid Abu-Hadba believes Google is only prepping its Chrome OS to keep the likes of Microsoft busy and away from tackling Google's search domination and the riches therein.
Keep 'em moving
Abu-Hadba goes even further in saying that "most of what Google does is defensive" - in other words, it's not really a creative powerhouse, but rather it aims to keep its competitors constantly moving and busy.
With Chrome still a long way from completion, it's somewhat surprising to hear what amounts to a pre-emptive strike, especially when Microsoft has Bing lined up as a search player.
What's Bing for?
And that couldn't be at least partly about keeping Google too occupied to seriously target Windows' market share, could it?
Via CrunchGear
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gandharva81
July 13th 2009
3. Yes he is right saying here since all we know about Google and Microsoft but where MS Develops Windows based Operating system and google network chatting site and browser and serach engine in which i like google and gmail but if we talk to about Operating System i like to use Microsoft Windows Operating System not Chrome.
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dodfaefife
July 13th 2009
2. Ring Ring. "Hello Kettle? Pot here..."
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lovlid
July 12th 2009
1. "And that couldn't be at least partly about keeping Google too occupied to seriously target Windows' market share, could it?"
I wouldn't think so. The search market is a far more serious issue for google at the moment.
When/if they release the new OS, people will have a look, love it to bits, then gradually drop back to Windows and the one that might be worried, leopard, if google are targeting Macs as well.
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