Google Negotiating With Justice Department

mikesd81 writes "Cnet reports that to avoid being sued by the US Justice Department, Google is negotiating with them. The Justice Department and a multistate task force are still reviewing the proposal to decide whether to oppose the partnership. Under the non-exclusive partnership Google would supply Yahoo with some search ads, a move that could increase Yahoo search revenue, but that also gives Google even more power in the market. Yahoo expects the 10-year deal to raise revenue by $800 million in its first year and to provide an extra $250 million to $450 million in incremental operating cash flow. Google's share of the US search market reached 71 percent in August, compared with Yahoo's 18.26, according to Hitwise's most recent numbers."

Comments

Cuil

[Wiarumas]

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Re:Google's competitors

[Anonymous Coward]

But in addition to your point - this is the internet!!! It costs $10 to get a domain name, $400 a month for dedicated hosting (or less), and a couple of smart guys can create the website/search engine.

This is so true. I really don't get why all serious Search competitors, including Google, invest millions and millions and millions of dollars in distributed server farms, r&d etc. when you can easily beat them from your dorm with a godaddy domain and some brains.

Re:I fail to see the problem...

[PJ The Womble]

Rather quaintly, when I'm cleaning spam out of my GMail account, it shows me a context-based ad for "Spam Casserole Recipe".