Comments on: Warning to Microsoft. Think a Yahoo acquisition will play easy in Europe? Guess again. http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/13/warning-to-microsoft-think-a-yahoo-acquisition-will-play-easy-in-europe-guess-again/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:42:24 +0100 hourly 1 By: Riaz Kanani http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/13/warning-to-microsoft-think-a-yahoo-acquisition-will-play-easy-in-europe-guess-again/comment-page-1/#comment-111732 Riaz Kanani Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:30:46 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/13/warning-to-microsoft-think-a-yahoo-acquisition-will-play-easy-in-europe-guess-again/#comment-111732 Likewise, I'm slightly confused as to the link between the Yahoo/MSFT deal and Intel. Do you think a merger would prompt action by the EU? If so.. lets hope the EU can act sooner then seven years! :) Likewise, I’m slightly confused as to the link between the Yahoo/MSFT deal and Intel. Do you think a merger would prompt action by the EU?

If so.. lets hope the EU can act sooner then seven years! :)

]]> By: Confused http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/13/warning-to-microsoft-think-a-yahoo-acquisition-will-play-easy-in-europe-guess-again/comment-page-1/#comment-111621 Confused Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:03:48 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/13/warning-to-microsoft-think-a-yahoo-acquisition-will-play-easy-in-europe-guess-again/#comment-111621 What has this got to do with MSFT/Yahoo? The commission investigating Intel's backhanders to prevent AMD getting into the retail market is more akin to MSFT in Europe giving backhanders to corporate companies to prevent Netscape, Sun, Oracle and Linux getting a foothold. The Yahoo and MSFT deal in Europe - if it goes ahead in the US - is a no brainer given the small market share that MSN/Live & Yaho have in the search market. What has this got to do with MSFT/Yahoo? The commission investigating Intel’s backhanders to prevent AMD getting into the retail market is more akin to MSFT in Europe giving backhanders to corporate companies to prevent Netscape, Sun, Oracle and Linux getting a foothold.

The Yahoo and MSFT deal in Europe – if it goes ahead in the US – is a no brainer given the small market share that MSN/Live & Yaho have in the search market.

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