But it will be 'years and years' until it competes with Windows, say analysts

Google's entry into the operating system market poses a long-term threat to Microsoft, analysts who cover the maker of Windows said today.

"Will Microsoft be worried? Microsoft will always be worried, whether it should or not," said Michael Silver, Gartner's primary operating system analyst. "Microsoft, after all, is one of the more paranoid companies around."

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