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Friday, December 21, 2007

US Regulators OK Google-DoubleClick Deal


With U.S. antitrust clearance for its DoubleClick purchase, Google's focus now turns to European regulators, who are expected to be more critical of the top search engine linking up with a market leader in online advertising. Microsoft and other critics argue the deal would enable Google to dominate two aspects of the Internet advertising market — ad sales and ad-serving tools. (Yahoo! Finance, Friday)

The trust busters are on the case again!

FEE Timely Classic
Breaking Up Antitrust by Edward J. Lopez