According to foreign media reports, Microsoft and Google, two major IT industry giants in 2009, described the competition in full swing, more violent than in previous years.In 2010, such competition will continue.Now, let's take stock of what the two in 2009 to compete in the five battleground:
1) IE8 vs Google Chrome
Microsoft releases new operating system Google is a good opportunity to capture market share.This year is particularly important year, we privileged to witness the two giants in the 2.0 browser on the competition.And this competition are likely to continue for several years.
Google Chrome made progress this year, Chrome has launched the fourth version.Chrome actually run faster than Microsoft on IE8 given the fact that many are false.The purpose of this company is just as much as possible in order to maintain their market share.
Although the number of users IE8 users and more than Chrome, but as a novice, Google still prevail.
Winner: Google
2) Operating System: Google Chrome OS vs. Windows
Both this year's competition in the operating system is not intense.Although Google launched the Chrome OS operating system, but also not sufficient to bring Microsoft's Windows operating system threats.
Winner: Microsoft
3) Operating System: Andriod vs. Windows Mobile 6.5
Competition in the mobile phone front, Microsoft is clearly behind.Microsoft did not release Windows Mobile 7, the contrary, the results of this year is the Microsoft Windows Mobile6.5-- than Windows Mobile 6 has been slightly improved.And Google's Andriod operating system has been applied to a range of mobile devices, and, Google introduced this year alone version 2.
Admittedly, the 2010 Microsoft and Google in competition on the mobile phone operating system will be more intense.But this year the winner was part of Google.
Winner: Google
4) Search Engine: Google Search vs. Bing
Microsoft's search engine for Bing's achievements, the world was a bit surprised.Despite Google's position in the search engines do not need to worry about, but Bing made the search results or much better than originally expected.
Internet applications, according to November's statistics show that Google search engine search engine and Bing have gained market share this year's growth.Google grew by 2.3% market share, Microsoft Bing grew 0.1%.
Google and Microsoft this year, through increased trade and tweet their respective advantages, Google search engine home page to add real-time search capabilities, and Bing is adding an independent tool, users can use this tool tweets between independent search.
Taking into account the increasing Google's dominance, as well as the efforts on the real-time search.Google in the search engines will undoubtedly occupy the first move.
Winner: Google
5) The situation of the enterprise
Microsoft has tried every means to prevent their customers into the arms of Google.While Google is more expensive by providing licensing services and the overall cost to win low-cost market share.
On Google announced its Google Apps has won a lot of customers, Microsoft has decided to lower its licensing fees.At present, although no comments that Microsoft lower its licensing fees and related pressure from Google, but basically can be sure of this fact.Staged a good show.
Although Google has a large number of customers reported that the amount, but can not determine how many of these customers use only Google Apps customers, but also can not determine how many of those customers paying customers.While Google Apps Standard Edition is free, but the free version only allows the company to open one of the few accounts, and does not include "special" feature.
Google can not win in this year's business this battle.
Winner: Microsoft.