Microsoft Asks US Government to Prevent Google's Purchase of DoubleClick
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Microsoft Asks US Government to Prevent Google's Purchase of DoubleClick[^] Just days after Google announced its plans to purchase DoubleClick, the number-one player in the non-search online advertising market, Microsoft representatives publicly asked the US government to intervene. Although no formal complaints have been made to US or international antitrust regulators yet, Microsoft issued a statement noting that the Google-DoubleClick deal will let Google monopolize online advertising. The irony. I'm actually with Microsoft on this one.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
The real irony is that the purchase may destroy Google. Man advertisers will likely demand rate reductions using monopoly as the sledge hammer. Other advertisers will closely reexamine the cost effectiveness of their online ads and find that the conversion rate isn't as big as was promised by their "just trust us" marketing folks and ramp down or cancel campaigns.
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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I love it, Microsoft is not only scared they are really scared. They are losing quickly accross the board.
x2054guru wrote:
Microsoft is not only scared they are really scared.
No, this is called hard-ball business. Microsoft decided that if you live by the sword, you die by the sword. Apple is now learning this in Europe. The fact is that Google is one of the companies that decided to compete through the courts and is now going to discover that their original enthusiasm for this type of crap might have been misplaced.
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Microsoft Asks US Government to Prevent Google's Purchase of DoubleClick[^] Just days after Google announced its plans to purchase DoubleClick, the number-one player in the non-search online advertising market, Microsoft representatives publicly asked the US government to intervene. Although no formal complaints have been made to US or international antitrust regulators yet, Microsoft issued a statement noting that the Google-DoubleClick deal will let Google monopolize online advertising. The irony. I'm actually with Microsoft on this one.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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x2054guru wrote:
Microsoft is not only scared they are really scared.
No, this is called hard-ball business. Microsoft decided that if you live by the sword, you die by the sword. Apple is now learning this in Europe. The fact is that Google is one of the companies that decided to compete through the courts and is now going to discover that their original enthusiasm for this type of crap might have been misplaced.
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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MS wants to be "monopolitic" even in monopoly. :sigh: very unfortunate !
Press: 1500 to 2,200 messages in just 6 days? How's that possible sir? **Dr.Brad :**Well,I just replied to everything Graus did and then argued with Negus for a bit.
VuNic wrote:
"monopolitic"
What the hell does that mean?
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Joe Woodbury wrote:
The fact is that Google is one of the companies that decided to compete through the courts
Ummm... remind me of Google's court adventures? :confused:
"If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt." - Dean Martin
http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2155079/google-waves-red-anti-trust [^]
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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VuNic wrote:
"monopolitic"
What the hell does that mean?
brahmma wrote:
VuNic wrote: "monopolitic" What the hell does that mean?
it means they want to separate the north and south poles of a magnet so that it's no longer a dipole. Succefully doing so would be worth a trip to Stockholm so I can see why people would be interested. :laugh:
-- CleaKO The sad part about this instance is that none of the users ever said anything [about the problem]. Pete O`Hanlon Doesn't that just tell you everything you need to know about users?
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Microsoft Asks US Government to Prevent Google's Purchase of DoubleClick[^] Just days after Google announced its plans to purchase DoubleClick, the number-one player in the non-search online advertising market, Microsoft representatives publicly asked the US government to intervene. Although no formal complaints have been made to US or international antitrust regulators yet, Microsoft issued a statement noting that the Google-DoubleClick deal will let Google monopolize online advertising. The irony. I'm actually with Microsoft on this one.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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brahmma wrote:
VuNic wrote: "monopolitic" What the hell does that mean?
it means they want to separate the north and south poles of a magnet so that it's no longer a dipole. Succefully doing so would be worth a trip to Stockholm so I can see why people would be interested. :laugh:
-- CleaKO The sad part about this instance is that none of the users ever said anything [about the problem]. Pete O`Hanlon Doesn't that just tell you everything you need to know about users?
dan neely wrote:
Succefully
:(
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VuNic wrote:
"monopolitic"
What the hell does that mean?
That means , it's arrogant and saying "Only I should be the king in monopoly. Nobody ever should try to behave like me".
Press: 1500 to 2,200 messages in just 6 days? How's that possible sir? **Dr.Brad :**Well,I just replied to everything Graus did and then argued with Negus for a bit.
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That means , it's arrogant and saying "Only I should be the king in monopoly. Nobody ever should try to behave like me".
Press: 1500 to 2,200 messages in just 6 days? How's that possible sir? **Dr.Brad :**Well,I just replied to everything Graus did and then argued with Negus for a bit.
VuNic wrote:
That means , it's arrogant and saying "Only I should be the king in monopoly. Nobody ever should try to behave like me".
The spelling I was asking you about. That ought to be monopolistic, then.
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero
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VuNic wrote:
That means , it's arrogant and saying "Only I should be the king in monopoly. Nobody ever should try to behave like me".
The spelling I was asking you about. That ought to be monopolistic, then.
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero
brahmma wrote:
monopolistic
Ah you are the spelling-polistic there ;P? You could've mentioned this instead of asking "What the hell does that mean". :sigh: You know I'm quite poor in the language :sigh:
Press: 1500 to 2,200 messages in just 6 days? How's that possible sir? **Dr.Brad :**Well,I just replied to everything Graus did and then argued with Negus for a bit.
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brahmma wrote:
monopolistic
Ah you are the spelling-polistic there ;P? You could've mentioned this instead of asking "What the hell does that mean". :sigh: You know I'm quite poor in the language :sigh:
Press: 1500 to 2,200 messages in just 6 days? How's that possible sir? **Dr.Brad :**Well,I just replied to everything Graus did and then argued with Negus for a bit.
VuNic wrote:
Ah you are the spelling-polistic there
:laugh:
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero
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VuNic wrote:
Ah you are the spelling-polistic there
:laugh:
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero