While Google is facing an antitrust issues of its own, it is fighting for an “official” spot at the Microsoft antitrust deliberations. What started with Google filing for an antitrust against Google for the invasive implementation of Microsoft’s desktop search and continued with Microsoft folding their objections and agreeing to settle, now turns into a “who has the bigger di@#$” type competition with Google seeking more beating on Microsoft.
Background on the Microsoft antitrust history:
* Back in 2002 Microsoft was accused of making it difficult for 3rd party search solutions to be implemented into their system. The accusations were settled.
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BEUC, a European consumer rights group, is just another body in the long line of companies objecting to Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick. The group outlined ad selection as well as privacy issues as their main concerns with the deal.
Jim Murray, director of BEUC, wrote in a warning to the EU commission “may have a negative impact on the selection of online content available to consumers and on privacy,” and added, “Through its acquisition of DoubleClick, Google could monopolise the online advertising business, thereby restricting competition and raising privacy concerns over control of data.”
As the opponents of this acquisition are growing …read more