The awkward courtship has also distracted two of the search giant's key competitors for several months.
It produces about 11,000 distinct items annually compared with 2,000 to 4,000 items for its key competitors.
Be sure to identify all of your key competitors for each of your products or services.
We didn't fall short by losing one critical race to one key competitor.
Its key competitor in the garage door opener industry is Chamberlain Group.
The key competitors in the industry are Unilever and Nestle, controlling more than one-third of the market.
Boeing agreed to join forces with two key European competitors in deals to develop supersonic planes.
Financially troubled Revlon said yesterday that it had hired a former manager of a key competitor to replace its president and chief executive.
The peloton, which included Armstrong and all his key competitors, gave up over 12 minutes to a five-man breakaway.
The company previously owned a stake in Roundy's, now a key regional competitor.