Microsoft vs Google War of the Worlds

clipped from www.businessinsider.com 10 Ways Google Is Trying To Kill Microsoft (GOOG, MSFT) Perhaps the most exciting tech battle to watch: Google's (GOOG) intensifying clash with fellow titan Microsoft (MSFT), as the two square off in almost every major line of business. It looks like Microsoft is close to finally signing a search and advertising partnership with Yahoo Microsoft is attacking Google's biggest business, search. Its most recent product launch, Bing, is a good product that's been just a modest success so far But Chrome OS -- starting with cheap, mobility-focused netbooks -- promises to be fast, simple, and -- important -- free to gadget makers, which are already facing paper-thin margins on netbooks, and pressure to cut costs. If Google can make a great user interface and link easily to cloud services like the Web, Google search, GMail, and Google chat, then the Windows juggernaut could be at risk. Click here to see 10 ways Google is trying to kill Microsoft →