Google chief admits Chrome launched to head off Microsoft

Nikki Sandison, brandrepublic.com, 04 September 2008, 09:15AM

LONDON - Google's chief executive officer Eric Schmidt has conceded that there was a 'defensive component' to its decision to launch its Chrome browser, which will compete with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

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