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Google And Microsoft Cross Swords Over Yahoo!

watzinaneihm writes "In a blog post Google has called Yahoo/Microsoft merger bad for the future of the internet. It is worried about the number of email and IM accounts this merged entity would control. Microsoft has countered with the argument that Google is actually the big bully in this instance, with most of the search market already tied up. The New York Times, in the meantime, has accused Google of a Microsoft fixation."

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  1. Re:Microsoft fixation? by somersault · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe they just have nice people at Google who have noticed that Microsoft is ruining the world of computing and that we could do with competition and/or replacement in several areas.

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    which is totally what she said
  2. What Internet ? by alexhs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google has called Yahoo/Microsoft merger bad for the future of the internet Yeah, but who wants an Internet anyway ? Certainly not Microsoft, MPAA or RIAA...

    Microsoft would prefer a controlled^Wsecured Microsoft(r) Inter-Network, let's call it MSN for short :P
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  3. Re:Microsoft fixation? by jez9999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mods: what is funny about the parent comment?

  4. Re:Microsoft fixation? by somersault · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wondered that too. Even better is that you've been modded as funny. I reckon someone's riding the ganja train

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    which is totally what she said
  5. Re:Microsoft fixation? by antek9 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess Ballmer just got mod points at the right time.

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  6. Re:In fear of getting utterly cut up... by name*censored* · · Score: 4, Funny

    What has goggle done outside search and context sensitive advertising that's innovative?
    The goggles, they do NOTHING!
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