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Google chief admits to 'defensive component' of browser launch (AFP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080904/bs_afp/usitcompanygooglebrowserschmidt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080904/capt.cps.nmh41.040908035430.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=PHnE_VUKQgk0wJzzcw9xBA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Google's chief executive, Eric Schmidt (seen here in June), admitted Thursday there was a "defensive component" to the Web search giant's launch of its own Internet browser, thereby pitting it against Microsoft's dominant software.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google's chief executive admitted Thursday there was a "defensive component" to the Web search giant's launch of its own Internet browser, thereby pitting it against Microsoft's dominant software.</p><br clear="all"/>