Silicon Valley was buzzing yesterday with two explanations for the latest eye-catching twist in the technology industry's most prominent battle: Google's decision to launch its own web browser in competition with Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer.
One version held that this was a defensive move designed to prevent Microsoft from siphoning away Google's audience.
If the browser is the gateway through which internet users find Google's search and other online applications, abandoning this important piece of PC real estate to an arch-rival was not a long-term option.
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