US Regulators OK Google-DoubleClick Deal
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| But Arbogast believes Europe will ultimately approve the deal, noting that
| Google could benefit from the fact that Microsoft has had significant
| antitrust problems in the EU.
|
| "With enemies like Microsoft, you don't need friends when you're in Europe,"
| Arbogast said.
|
| [...]
|
| Those include Microsoft's $6 billion purchase of DoubleClick rival aQuantive,
| the acquisition of online advertising provider Tacoda by Time Warner Inc.'s
| AOL, and Yahoo Inc.'s purchase of Internet advertising exchange Right Media
| Inc. for $680 million.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071220/google_doubleclick_antitrust.html?.v=16
Related:
News Analysis: Microsoft General Counsel on DoubleClick and Antitrust
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| This raises a very important question - why didn't Microsoft match Google's
| $3.1 billion offer. Smith would not comment on this, but I can report from
| very good sources that in fact the company did offer to match it, and was
| willing to pay even more to insure that Google did not corner the online ad
| market. But for whatever reasons, the private equity firm that owned the
| majority of DoubleClick's shares decided to go with Google.
|
| [...]
|
| I asked Smith about the irony of Microsoft asking the government to
| support it on antitrust. His response was interesting.
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http://battellemedia.com/archives/003561.php
Microsoft Befriends Google's Foes
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| After a government- and monopoly-inspired period in which Microsoft had
| to pretend to be a gentle force for global good, the company is being
| forced to return to its ruthless roots. Ironically, it is doing this
| in part by decrying the unfair practices of a competitor and
| shamelessly sucking up to the Establishment.
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http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/06/microsoft-google-blodget-tech-cx_hb_0306blodget.html?partner=yahootix
http://tinyurl.com/3bewws
Report FTC To OK Google/DoubleClick Deal
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| The deal has faced fierce opposition from both Microsoft (MSFT) and some
| privacy advocates.
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http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2007/12/03/report-ftc-to-ok-googledoubleclick-deal/?mod=yahoobarrons
Google looks to ad partners beyond DoubleClick deal
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| Tim Armstrong, Google's president of advertising and commerce in North
| America, said the Web search leader's forays into selling ads in print, radio
| and television had shown that marketers would be keen to use a joint system
| that let them better manage ad inventory.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN0450405220071204?rpc=44
Microsoft trying to derail Google/DoubleClick deal by lobbying congress
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| Microsoft has hired lobbying firm Patton Boggs LLC to do work on "competitive
| issues surrounding Google/DoubleClick [sic] merger."
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070816-microsoft-spends-40000-to-lobby-congress-about-googledoubleclick-merger.html
U.S. lawmakers urge Google-DoubleClick deal scrutiny
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| Two U.S. senators on the antitrust subcommittee urged the Federal Trade
| Commission's chairman to submit Google's purchase of advertising company
| DoubleClick to "serious scrutiny."
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6219414.html
EU extends review of Google/DoubleClick merger
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6218300.html
Microsoft Finds Legal Defender in Justice Dept.
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| Nearly a decade after the government began its landmark effort to break
| up Microsoft, the Bush administration has sharply changed course by
| repeatedly defending the company both in the United States and abroad
| against accusations of anticompetitive conduct, including the recent
| rejection of a complaint by Google.
|
| [...]
|
| In the most striking recent example of the policy shift, the top
| antitrust official at the Justice Department last month urged state
| prosecutors to reject a confidential antitrust complaint filed by
| Google that is tied to a consent decree that monitors Microsoft's
| behavior. Google has accused Microsoft of designing its latest
| operating system, Vista, to discourage the use of Google's desktop
| search program, lawyers involved in the case said.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/business/10microsoft.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
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