Google calls Microsoft's bid for Yahoo 'hostile'
 

Google isn’t particularly happy about Microsoft’s recent proposition to acquire Yahoo. In fact, the company called the bid “hostile” and noted that the move would hurt the “openness of the Internet”. The search giant suggested that the move was anti-competitive and that it would only extend Microsoft’s monopoly, from the PC to the Internet: including services that both Internet giants dominate, such as instant messaging, web email, and Internet portals. Google emphasized that the interests of Internet users should come first, and that serious questions about the possible acquisition need to be asked.


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