{"provider_url": "https://techcrunch.com", "description": "Google today released a formal response to the most recent chapter of Microsoft's 'Scroogled' campaign: \"Microsoft's latest venture comes as no surprise;", "embeds": [], "safe": true, "provider_display": "techcrunch.com", "related": [], "favicon_url": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=192", "authors": [{"url": null, "name": "Alex Wilhelm"}], "images": [{"url": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-04-30-at-12.12.07-PM.png?w=150", "width": 149, "size": 15854, "caption": null, "height": 112}], "cache_age": 86400, "language": "en", "app_links": [], "original_url": "http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/21/google-spanks-microsofts-recent-scroogled-antics/", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/21/google-spanks-microsofts-recent-scroogled-antics/", "media": {}, "title": "Google Spanks Microsoft's Recent Scroogled Antics | TechCrunch", "offset": -28800000, "lead": null, "content": "<div>\n<p>Google today released a formal response to the most recent chapter of Microsoft's 'Scroogled' campaign: \"Microsoft's latest venture comes as no surprise; competition in the wearables space really is heating up.\"</p>\n<p>Yesterday, Microsoft released a raft of <a href=\"http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/Scroogled/categoryID.67575900\">new 'Scroogled' products</a>, continuing its war against Google with now usual sniping and griping and aw shucks what can we do attitude. Mugs and t-shirts and hoodies were up for sale, bearing Google logos and unkind sentiments such as the implication that Google's browser, Chrome, steals your data.</p>\n<p>The mug sold out, though you have to wonder how many Microsoft really had made for its stunt, and how many of that total were purchased ironically.</p>\n<p>The ball is now back in Microsoft's court, meaning that the Snark Wars will continue, even as the two companies <a href=\"http://allthingsd.com/20131120/youtube-and-xbox-still-working-together-just-fine-youtube-and-windows-phone-still-not-working-together-at-all/?mod=atdtweet\">find ways to work together in other areas</a>.</p>\n<em>When you purchase through links in our articles, <a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/techcrunch-affiliate-monetization-standards/\">we may earn a small commission</a>. This doesn't affect our editorial independence.</em> </div>", "entities": [], "favicon_colors": [{"color": [6, 183, 115], "weight": 0.516357421875}, {"color": [0, 204, 59], "weight": 0.30078125}, {"color": [245, 251, 249], "weight": 0.182861328125}], "keywords": [], "published": 1385068339000, "provider_name": "TechCrunch", "type": "html"}