That, despite Google battling nearly all major brands for market share the past few years.
The entry of the online marketing behemoth into radio also raises inevitable competitive concerns, despite Google's claims that it is focused on selling spots to marketers new to radio.
And despite Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt's hope that "self-driving cars should become the predominant mode of transportation in our lifetime", it could be that even a small risk could be too much for some people to be comfortable removing the driver completely.
Google's activity on Safari browsers came despite a Google Web page that assured Apple users they could rely on Safari's privacy settings to block unwanted tracking.
And there is another alternative: Apple could ultimately seek a patent cross-licensing deal with Google despite its late chief executive Steve Jobs' vow to "destroy Android".
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We are looking for improved Web and data services in iOS 7 and the realization that its ecosystem can sustain and improve its value despite threats from Google and Amazon.
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The iPhone continues its consolidation despite strong competition from Google Android products.
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This despite the fact that Google was sending them billions of pages of traffic as a result of including them in the index.
Oberheide also points out that despite the fix, Google still allows installations of Android apps from the Web interface without warnings on the phone.
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Despite rumors that the Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people )-ready phone will be free, this one, at least, will likely feature a modest retail price tag.
Google won't talk, despite a report in a Spanish Web site that a Google executive acknowledged the company is experimenting with a mobile phone.
Thriving despite the surrounding downturn, Google went shopping for a seasoned chief executive.
Despite the lackluster performance, Google Chief Executive EricSchmidtEric Schmidt told analysts in a conference call Thursday that he was pleased with the company's results.
Despite the lackluster performance, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt told analysts in a conference call Thursday that he was pleased with the company's results.
And despite the initial discomfort, Google Buzz may end up being a wild success, because of its feeding on and into our intense narcissism: that every little thing we do is Buzz-worthy.
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Despite its undeniable market success, Google, too, faces market discipline.
Despite their low key approach, Google clearly takes the enterprise seriously, and it has shown in the past how its passion, resources, and smarts can lead to great things.
Meanwhile, number four Asus saw its share slip from 7.8% to 5.8% despite continued strong shipments of its Google-branded Nexus 7 tablet and the highest year-over-year increase in the top five at 402.5%.
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But so far nobody, despite much grumbling, has shown that Google is abusing that power.
Despite its rapid growth, Sandberg says Google has managed to maintain a culture of openness, creativity and innovation.
Despite criticisms over its privacy policies, Google is one of the few search engines that has yet to leak user data.
Despite defections to Facebook, Hulce said Google is still attracting top talent.
Snatching the iPhone from my friend's hands, I swiftly pulled up directions to The Grove despite the inadequacies of Apple's new Google Maps replacement.
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Among corporations cited were such household names as Starbucks, Google, and Amazon, which despite doing huge business in the UK pay hardly any tax there.
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Despite these promises, the FTC charged that Google placed advertising tracking cookies on consumers' computers, in many cases by circumventing the Safari browser's default cookie-blocking setting.
Despite being more polished than its Android counterpart, Google Maps for iOS lacks some features, such as Latitude (it's a separate app).
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Companies like Apple and Google have posted record-breaking profits despite 1.8% GDP growth in the country as a whole and a slowing global economy.
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What remains to be seen is whether or not there is in fact a demand for mobile payments -- the technology has yet to take off in the US, despite an influx of funding and infrastructure from MasterCard and Google.
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Apple leading Google on personal cloud innovation, while Microsoft, despite many assets, lags.
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