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Apple And Google Battle For Digital Newsstand

(KCBS) - Two Silicon Valley giants are stepping up their battle to become the dominant player in the digital newsstand.

In the last century it was Hearst against Pulitzer. Now it's a fight between Apple and Google.

KCBS' Mike Colgan Reports:

The Wall Street Journal said the two are stepping up the battle to win over publishers to provide content to their respective platforms.

Computer industry analyst, Tim Bajarin said with Apple having already sold about 12 million iPads,  Google starts off at a significant disadvantage.

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