Microsoft Vs. Google- Mutually Assured Destruction

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Robert X. Cringely asserts that nothing good will come out of the ongoing war between Microsoft and Google: "The battle between Microsoft and Google entered a new phase last week with the announcement of Google's Chrome Operating System — a direct attack on Microsoft Windows. This is all heady stuff and good for lots of press, but in the end none of this is likely to make a real difference for either company or, indeed, for consumers. It's just noise — a form of mutually assured destruction intended to keep each company in check

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/157227/Microsoft-Vs-Google--Mutually-Assured-Destruction