February 27, Beijing Time -- According to foreign media reports on Tuesday, Craig Mundt, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer, said that Google owed part of its business success to Microsoft. Microsoft did not mind ceding the position of innovator in the high-tech market to Google.
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Conference, Mundt said that without Microsoft's success in the PC field, there would be no Google. He indicated that the reason for Google's rapid growth was that it launched a new business model suitable for the Web at the right time. If it had not been for Microsoft's success many years ago, there would be no Google today.
Mundt pointed out that Microsoft's "relatively long history" gave it a major advantage over Google. He said, "I think we are strategically open-minded, and we have adjusted our business model. I like to see Google and other companies propose business models that pose a threat to us."
Part of Microsoft's business model involves merging with Yahoo! to challenge Google in the advertising market. There were rumors that Microsoft would initiate a proxy fight to forcibly acquire Yahoo!. Mundt acknowledged that Microsoft was eager to acquire Yahoo! to further drive the development of its web business.
Mundt stated that even if Microsoft ultimately failed to successfully acquire Yahoo!, it believed that its own web strategy could help it catch up with Google.
In terms of mobile software, Microsoft has a multi-year lead over Google. Mobile software is another area where Google sees potential. Mundt said that Google is a latecomer in the mobile software field. Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS has already achieved great success.
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