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Meet Google: Search Giant, Monopolist Extraordinaire

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he New York Times Friday published several documents Microsoft used to
make the case that a Google purchase of DoubleClick would give the
search engine powerhouse several competitive advantages in the online
advertising market.

Microsoft was hoping the documents, which include a three-page diagram
(PDF) of the so-called online ad "pipeline" Google would control
should the $3.1 billion deal be consummated, would sway the Federal
Trade Commission into believing that the purchase would make Google
the consummate monopolist.

Now that the FTC has blessed the merger (Merry Christmas, Google),
Microsoft's documentation of Google's online ad position comes off as
the data-driven equivalent of flipping the chess board up in
frustration; Microsoft sees Google's checkmate coming, but the only
thing it can do is make some noise and hope someone listens.
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http://googlewatch.eweek.com/content/google_vs_microsoft/meet_google_search_giant_monopolist_extraordinaire.html

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