- итоги последнего этапа гонки на полях eCommerce в диалогах первых лиц: Microsoft's Internet ad revenue rose 16 percent to $1.39 billion in its past fiscal year while Google's jumped 92 percent to $6.14 billion. Source : Blumberg.com But he [ Eric Schmidt ] did say he saw Microsoft and not Yahoo as the long-term primary competitor, because of its money in the bank and history. ... he also noted that the company's image also gives it a certain aura within the technology industry. " The mystique works in our benefit ," he said. " It's an engineering recruitment tool ." ( Source : PCmag.com ) Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said the world's largest software maker needs more than new search advertising products to crack Google Inc.'s hold on customers... ( Source : Blumberg.com ) Впрочем, еще не так давно - где-то с пол-года тому назад - они помнится был случай обсуждали меж собой ту же тему в несколько иной тональности: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO: 'I'm going to f---ing kill Google' Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO: "I'm going to f---ing bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again,..."