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MS Urges Antitrust Scuttling of DoubleClick Deal

Posted by kdawson on from the pot-and-kettle dept.

Microsoft contends that Google's $3.1 billion deal to buy DoubleClick would hurt competition in the online advertising market. And Microsoft expects AT&T, Yahoo, and other companies to join them next week in protesting the proposed sale.

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  1. MS knows what it is talking about by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    After all, it takes a convicted monopolist to spot another one in the making.

  2. Microsoft concerned about Anti-Trust? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They must be throwing snowballs in Hell about now....

  3. Re:I'm glad they lost by Daengbo · · Score: 5, Funny

    This antitrust suit will end in Google being declared a monopoly in the online advertising business. Luckily for Google, they will be allowed to define their own punishment, and offer discount coupons for discounts on B-level keywords only. ;) Yes, some of us learn from history.

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