Apple, Google Target Microsoft
Apple CEO Steve Jobs says he will release a powerful new version of Apple's Web browser that runs on Microsoft's Windows operating system. And Google files a suit alleging that Microsoft's Vista operating system is stifling competition.
RENNEE MONTAGNE, host:
Our business news starts with a new front in the war between Apple and Microsoft.
Steve Jobs announced yesterday that Apple will release a new version of its web browser that runs on Microsoft's Windows operating system. He claimed Apple's Safari browser will have twice the performance capability of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Right now Safari only holds five percent of the browser market against Internet Explorer's nearly 80 percent.
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