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The battle of the brands

NEWSWATCH: Microsoft has been taking shots at its competitors through its advertising and now Google has decided that if Gates and Co can do it, so can they, reports ChannelWeb.

4 Aug 2009

The battle of the brands

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ChannelWeb: Google gets into the advertising trash talk game… Since Microsoft has been taking pot-shots as competitors, Google has decided to fight fire with fire.

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