arstechnica.com — A subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony this morning from senior executives of Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo regarding the implications of the Yahoo/Google ad sharing agreement. Their statements reveal diverse views of what constitutes "competition."
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jockserJul 16, 2008
I like MiYahoo, ohhh my cat makes unsuccessful merger sounds.
Closed AccountJul 17, 2008
Yeah! Apple has shown Microsoft that you don't have to kill competition by tying your own browser, media player, video creator, image manipulation, and e-mail programs to the operating system! Oh wait...there's Safari, iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, and Apple Mail.Pot, meet kettle.
virguleJul 17, 2008
"Google!"
Closed AccountJul 17, 2008
If you want one, Go work for microsoft and tell him you're moving to google.
Closed AccountJul 17, 2008
Hard to believe that Google is a monopoly though...The people who ported Google Earth to Linux? Noooooo......
tattertechJul 17, 2008
Check your facts much?
tabrisJul 17, 2008
Ratteler:That made absolutely no sense. At all. The ad market is unrelated to the desktop market.
rattelerJul 20, 2008
#1 on your quest to FAIL. "The ad market is unrelated to the desktop market."Really Tabris? You should point that out to M$ who, ass the title stated, has warned congress about that 90% monopoly. If it's not their "Buisness" why are they even commenting.Oh wait.... because Google is doing much more than ads. They are offering applications that compete directly with M$ products, like Google Docs. They are also staunch supporters of Linux and FOSS. Something Big Bill has been against since the days of the Homebrew Computer Club.So.... Google, whose main source of income is the ad market, does has a profound effect on the desktop market. YOU FAIL.#2 on your quest to FAIL.We are talking about monopolies. M$'s Monopoly was allowed, why SHOULDN'T YaGoogleHoo's? Microsoft's Anti-Trust suit has never been enforced, because as soon as M$ got bitchslapped, Bush and Co. took over and didn't bother to follow up since business is way more important that individuals.Censusing the Yahoo/Google deal while not enforcing the Anti-trust compliance at M$ is plain and simple political favoritism.YOU FAIL a second time because you tried to switch topics.Maybe you were confused by delusions that I somehow offered you infinite cake.
rattelerJul 20, 2008
I have some delicious recipes for troll, but if I don't bait the traps...
inthepantsJul 20, 2008
I like Microsoft cause they piss off Digg.