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Google, Microsoft Escalate Data Center Battle

Posted by Zonk on from the when-megacorps-fight dept.

miller60 writes "The race by Microsoft and Google to build next-generation data centers is intensifying. On Thursday Microsoft announced a $550 million San Antonio project, only to have Google confirm plans for a $600 million site in North Carolina. It appears Google may just be getting started, as it is apparently planning two more enormous data centers in South Carolina, which may cost another $950 million. These 'Death Star' data centers are emerging as a key assets in the competitive struggle between Microsoft and Google, which have both scaled up their spending (as previously discussed on Slashdot). Some pundits, like PBS' Robert X. Cringley, say the scope and cost of these projects reflect the immense scale of Google's ambitions."

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  1. Hmm... It's Slashdot so... by gQuigs · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft's is to run Vista. While Google's is to save the world.

  2. and i quote by macadamia_harold · · Score: 5, Funny

    These 'Death Star' data centers are emerging as a key assets in the competitive struggle between Microsoft and Google

    That's no zune...

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  3. No they both need those data centers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google needs a $600 million data center to serve its 300 million daily users, while Microsoft needs its $550 million data center to serve both of it's MSN Live Search users.