Microsoft exec: Quitting Google as tough as stopping smoking

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There were some great insights at last night's Xconomy Forum on the Future of Search and Information Discovery, and we'll get to those in a moment. But first, the primary challenge facing any company thinking about getting into the business was summarized succinctly in a zinger from panelist Harry Shum, the Microsoft engineer and corporate vice president in charge of core search development.

"Google is like smoking cigarettes," Shum said. "It’s a habit that’s going to be difficult to give up."

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