Google says acquisitions evidence of healthy Web ad market
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| Google policy counsel Pablo Chavez said in a blog post that acquisitions such
| as Microsoft Corp.'s purchase of AdECN Inc., announced Thursday, mean "that
| the leading Internet companies believe that they can position themselves to
| succeed in the online advertising space -- through the free market, and
| without government intervention. These companies believe that there are many
| ways to compete in this business." In addition to AdECN, an online ad
| exchange, Chavez points to Microsoft's purchase of aQuantive...
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http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BCB9C9AE9-1745-4A3A-AF88-99EAA3BE94C0%7D&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo
EU says Intel tried to squeeze out Advanced Micro
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| In 2004, the Commission found software company Microsoft had competed
| unfairly and ordered it to change its practices, fining it nearly 500 million
| euros ($686 million).
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| Microsoft went to court against the decision and European Union judges will
| rule on the case on September 17.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070727/intel_eu.html?.v=3
The articles explicitly mention "kickbacks" and selling at a loss. Intel broke
the law.
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