April 16, 2007

Microsoft, AT&T Criticize Google's DoubleClick Buy

Microsoft, a veteran defendant of epic antitrust battles in the United States and Europe, is urging antitrust officials to consider scuttling Google’s plan to buy DoubleClick, an online advertising company. Microsoft contends that the $3.1 billion deal, announced last Friday, would hurt competition in the fast-growing market for advertising on the Web and raise questions about how much personal information would be collected by Google, which is already a dominant player in online advertising.

Microsoft Urges Antitrust Officials to Scuttle DoubleClick Deal, New York Times, April 15, 2007.