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Is Google Scared?

by Jason Bean on February 6th, 2008

Could it be that Google is a little bit scared of what the implications of Microsoft’s offer for Yahoo!?

Privately, Google, seeing the potential deal as a direct attack, went much further. Its chief executive, Eric E. Schmidt, placed a call to Yahoo’s chief, Jerry Yang, offering the company’s help in fending off Microsoft, possibly in the form of a partnership between the companies, people briefed on the call said.

Are you kidding me?

Publicly, Google came out against the deal, contending in a statement that the pairing, proposed by Microsoft on Friday in the form of a hostile offer, would pose threats to competition that need to be examined by policy makers around the world.

And how would combining Yahoo and Google into a partnership not pose threats to competition in the search market?

Google Works to Torpedo Microsoft Bid for Yahoo - New York Times

POSTED IN: Corporate News, Online Services, Speculation

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