Who is the biggest competitor of Google? Well, it is definitely Microsoft. Other corporations didn’t even see Google growing so much. Before they knew it, Google was one of the top internet companies (making more than $20 billions dollars every year. Google still uses search for the generation of the majority of its profit. On the other hand, it has recently begun seeking other ways of earning profit.
With the growing success of Google came growing strings of competition. In 2007, eBay accused Google of making an attempt to steal its best customers. Well, trouble hasn’t ended here for Google. VIACOM owners of MTV started attacking Google and accusing it for copyright infringements on the Google owned You Tube. Well, Google had to deal with a lawsuit here. And when Google ventured into the phone business with Android OS and other phones, Apple started attacking Google. Now, Apple and Google relations are improving, even though the relationship isn’t as good as it used to be five years ago.
Well, the biggest challenge for Google is Microsoft. Plus, it is going to be one of the toughest challenges for Google. It started when Google began building operating systems like Chrome for the desktop computers. They offered them for free, in an attempt to compete with Microsoft’s best, the Windows operating system. Plus, Google started entering the web browser field. They want Chrome to beat Microsoft Internet explorer as the top leading web browser.
The battle with Microsoft is going to be the hardest for Google because Microsoft is a company that has assorted revenue stream, which cannot be said for Google. Plus, Microsoft holds the top Windows operating systems with desktop computers. They have been the biggest technology company over in the past fifteen years. A lot of people have been debating as to who would win the battle, Google or Microsoft.
Microsoft is definitely off to a better start.
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