Google's start, though, was not smooth. Mr Page and Mr Brin did not hit it off immediately.
In fact it is said that they often had arguments while they were students at Stanford University, which they set aside to grow the company.
Image: Google employees work at a 'tech stop' at the Internet company's new office space | Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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