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Justice Dept To Investigate Google-Yahoo Deal

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-surprise-here dept.

Anonymous Oddity writes "The Washington Post is reporting that the Justice Department's investigating the Yahoo-Google advertising deal. Obviously the deal controls a massive portion of the internet advertising market. US Antitrust law isn't entirely intuitive, but it does tend to frown on large deals between companies that operate on the same level if those deals can be interpreted as restrictive of trade."

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  1. Fill me with confidence by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just hope it's as exhaustive as their investigation into the Valerie Plame leak or O.J.'s hunt for the real killer.

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
    1. Re:Fill me with confidence by elrous0 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm sorry, we can't comment on that--as the investigation is still ongoing.

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      SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.