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	Microsoft	Google
Chief Executive	Steve Ballmer First business manager hired by Bill Gates; with Microsoft since 1980	Eric Schmidt Former CEO of Novell and chief technology officer, Sun
Stock from August 19, 2004 (date of Google IPO) to July 30, 2007
Overall company growth, latest fiscal year	15%	73%
Biggest business, latest fiscal year	$16.4B Microsoft Business Division (inlcudes Microsoft Office)	$10B+ Search-related ads
Cash as of June 30,2007	$23.4B	$12.5B
Number of employees	76,539	13,786
Years from inception to $1B in revenue	15 years	5 years
Years from inception to $10B in revenue	22 years	8 years