Google CEO on Microsoft Bing: 'They do this about once a year'

Despite all the buzz created by Microsoft's new Bing search engine, Google CEO Eric Schmidt doesn't seem impressed, let alone threatened. "It’s not the first entry for Microsoft -- they do this about once a year," he told Fox Business today, shrugging off reports that Microsoft is spending $80 million to $100 million on marketing.

Here's a video clip of Schmidt talking with Fox Business Network host Liz Claman on that topic and others at Google headquarters.

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