Yahoo frightened away from Google by antitrust concerns
Any potential broadening of an advertising pact with Google likely posed a threat of pervasive antitrust investigations by the Department of Justice.
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Any potential broadening of an advertising pact with Google likely posed a threat of pervasive antitrust investigations by the Department of Justice.
Google I/O was, by all accounts, an important event. Lots of interesting things were announced and launched, and a bit of a retrospective seems appropriate.
I’d like to think that I live my life by a mantra similar to Google’s “don’t be evil.” Mine is the Golden Rule; “Treat others the way you’d wish to be treated.”
Less than two years ago, Yahoo was on a roll and had just signed a deal with computer manufacturer HP that would see its search engine as the default on all new HP computers.
The two posts on this blog with the most staying power, drawing comments week in and week out, come from an experience with Craigslist.
Multiple listings services and their handling by realtors led the Department of Justice to challenge the National Association of Realtors, leading to a settlement after nearly 4 years of legal back-and-forth.