Tuesday, October 26, 2004

FT.com / Industries - Google rules out becoming net portal

FT.com / Industries - Google rules out becoming net portal
Google has ruled out embarking on a new instalment of the “browser wars” with Microsoft, according to Eric Schmidt, chief executive.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Schmidt said Google would not seek to turn its website into a broader internet portal, a move that would take it into more direct competition with Microsoft and Yahoo...

With the search engine business still at a very early stage of development, Mr Schmidt said there was no need to shape Google's strategy around fending off new competitors.

“It's very possible that Google and Microsoft and Yahoo and others can all do well,” he said. “At this stage, the focus has to be on your customers and your own strategy.”


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