Google Questions Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal

It’s hard to imagine Google as the underdog, but if the deal pushes through, the combined might of Microsoft and Yahoo! is going to create a technological juggernaut that could overcome the search engine giant. Google’s Senior Vice President David Drummond wasn’t shy of letting the world know of what he thought about the whole thing. At the very least, he finds it unsettling:

Could the acquisition of Yahoo! allow Microsoft — despite its legacy of serious legal and regulatory offenses — to extend unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the Internet? In addition, Microsoft plus Yahoo! equals an overwhelming share of instant messaging and web email accounts. And between them, the two companies operate the two most heavily trafficked portals on the Internet. Could a combination of the two take advantage of a PC software monopoly to unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors’ email, IM, and web-based services? Policymakers around the world need to ask these questions — and consumers deserve satisfying answers.

We’ll keep you posted on how things develop from here. It’ll be interesting to find out where the deal will take us, if it pushes through.

Source: The Official Google Blog

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