Microsoft says Google success was "wake-up call"
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The success of Google Inc. opened  Microsoft Corp.'s eyes to the riches available in Web  advertising, the chief technologist for the world's largest  software maker said on Tuesday.
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SEATTLE _ Google, unsatisfied with changes Microsoft is making to Windows Vista's desktop search feature in response to an antitrust complaint, is pushing for further changes and more judicial oversight of Microsoft's practices.
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Microsoft Corp.  founder Bill  Gates said on Tuesday the company's Windows Vista operating  system had been incredibly well received.
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Google beat Wall Street's expectations for its fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2006, as the company continues on a tear, selling search engine advertising much faster than its biggest rivals and than the industry average.
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Early Thursday, Microsoft will begin revving its engines squarely in Googleâs direction with the Beta launch of the new MSN Search engine.
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Microsoft Corp.  founder Bill  Gates said on Tuesday the company's Windows Vista operating  system has received an incredible reception.
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Google, whose initial stock offering was delayed by the S.E.C., must prove that its success is not an accident.
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Microsoft Corp. is set to unleash its much-anticipated search technology on Thursday, as it ramps up efforts to take on market leader Google Inc.
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Microsoft wants to give its online advertising and online services business a major boost, ending years of business and technology defeats at the hands of Google.
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Microsoft Corp. plans to officially  launch on Tuesday its new Windows Live Search engine, a pillar  in its strategy to topple market leader Google and wrestle away  billions of dollars worth of online advertising.
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Vista tops list of tech disappointments... NYT and Henry Blodget weigh in on Google's threat to Microsoft... More people are 'Googling' themselves and more...
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In a Google-dominated world, starting a new search engine would seem a bad bet. But Scott Jones, an Indiana entrepreneur credited with perfecting voicemail, is undaunted. He believes would-be Google rivals like Microsoft have missed the mark by trying to outdo it with more powerful machines and algorithms.
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Microsoft's Live search engine enjoyed a recent jump in queries, although Google still reigns.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O plans to   officially launch on Tuesday its new Windows Live Search   engine, a pillar in its strategy to topple market leader Google   GOOG.O and wrestle away billions of dollars worth of online   advertising.
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Google's recent acquisitive phase has been quite the whirlwind. Here's a recap of the companies it's aqcuired over the past year.
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Google will do better, but don't look for the company to dominate the market anytime soon, says the company's top exec.
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Microsoft, a company long known for waking up to a market after its competitors only to dominate that same market, has finally woken up to the digital music market.