Microsoft says Google success was ‘wake-up call’

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Alpesh Mansata
The success of Google served as a "wake-up call" for Microsoft to the financial power of Web advertising, Microsoft’s chief technologist said on Tuesday.

Google’s success forced the company to consider advertising as a new revenue stream beyond its traditional licensing and subscription model, Microsoft’s chief software architect Ray Ozzie said at a Goldman Sachs investor conference in Las Vegas.

"Google’s success very clearly caused an inflection point within the industry and within Microsoft," Ozzie said in a question-and-answer session monitored online.

Source: http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=46559&r=rss
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I am a 25-year-old guy living at a beautiful green city Pune . I have a post graduate degree in Information Technology from K.S.School of Business Management and Research. A Zend certified PHP5 Engineer with over 4 years of experience working with PHP, AJAX, MySql and the Mambo/Joomla CMS. In my full-time job, I am a Senior Software Engineer working at Xoriant. Most recently, I have been working on SchoolFinder module on www.education.com In my spare time (if there is such a thing), I volunteer with the Rotaract club of Ahmedabad Airport.
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