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Alibaba Vows ‘Sleepless Nights’ for Baidu in Search Market
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. started its search-engine service last year to “cause sleepless nights” for Baidu Inc., the industry leader in China, Chief Executive Officer Jack Ma said.
“Making life difficult for companies with established positions is what we most want to do,” Ma said Sept. 10 at a conference in Hangzhou, eastern China, where Alibaba is based. He didn’t elaborate on the remarks about Baidu.