According to TechWeb, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer is prepared to make “big, bold bets” against it’s competitors, including Google.
He…named Google as the reason behind some of the spending. “Further development of adCenter is key – our goal is to create the web’s largest advertising network, giving us an engine that will enable us to monetise our services and compete against Google.”
He’s going all-in on this bet.
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