Comments on: Microsoft Seeing Purple? http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/microsoft-seeing-purple/ News, trends & analysis from the online marketing experts. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:28:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Paul Richlovsky http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/microsoft-seeing-purple/#comment-751 Paul Richlovsky Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:11:42 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/01/microsoft-seeing-purple/#comment-751 "Will Microsoft buying Yahoo! do anything to improve the competitive environment for both parties?", you ask. I think Google fears so, Matt. It has been reported today by the NY Times that over the weekend Google was concerned enough to ask its lobbyists to contact the Justice Department to look into anti-competitive legal charges against the proposed merger. Additionally, Google's CEO contacted Yahoo's to try to persuade him not to go with MSN and that Google could support Y! with incentives not to do so. Pretty revealing stuff if you ask me. And pretty ironic, too, that Google would attempt to say that its biggest potential competition is not promoting competition by merging itself to gain more market share against the big dog. In fact, not only is it ironic, but the accusation sounds absurd ... are we supposed to believe that Google is acting benevolently on behalf of the consumer who needs an Ask.com and 2 other search engines to throw stones at the bear? Is Google doing no evil when it utters such doublespeak? Does it depend on what the meaning of "competition" is? Get me some supporters to rally around this cause--we have a global icon that just can't get a break! “Will Microsoft buying Yahoo! do anything to improve the competitive environment for both parties?”, you ask.

I think Google fears so, Matt. It has been reported today by the NY Times that over the weekend Google was concerned enough to ask its lobbyists to contact the Justice Department to look into anti-competitive legal charges against the proposed merger. Additionally, Google’s CEO contacted Yahoo’s to try to persuade him not to go with MSN and that Google could support Y! with incentives not to do so. Pretty revealing stuff if you ask me. And pretty ironic, too, that Google would attempt to say that its biggest potential competition is not promoting competition by merging itself to gain more market share against the big dog. In fact, not only is it ironic, but the accusation sounds absurd … are we supposed to believe that Google is acting benevolently on behalf of the consumer who needs an Ask.com and 2 other search engines to throw stones at the bear? Is Google doing no evil when it utters such doublespeak? Does it depend on what the meaning of “competition” is? Get me some supporters to rally around this cause–we have a global icon that just can’t get a break!

]]> By: Beth http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/microsoft-seeing-purple/#comment-749 Beth Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:36:18 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/01/microsoft-seeing-purple/#comment-749 If this goes through it would be interesting to see what and how it turns out. As much problems and slow to improve things on MSN Live Search how can MSN keep the momentum going? If this goes through it would be interesting to see what and how it turns out.

As much problems and slow to improve things on MSN Live Search how can MSN keep the momentum going?

]]> By: Matt Keough http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/microsoft-seeing-purple/#comment-747 Matt Keough Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:38:21 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/01/microsoft-seeing-purple/#comment-747 Rox, Thank you. And thanks for alerting me to the forum thread! Matt Rox,

Thank you. And thanks for alerting me to the forum thread!

Matt

]]> By: roxysprinklez http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/microsoft-seeing-purple/#comment-746 roxysprinklez Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:36:03 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/01/microsoft-seeing-purple/#comment-746 Great post Mr. Keough!!!! I was wondering when a Fathomite would chime in on such ground-breaking news in our industry. Please take a look at the tread on your company's forum and get some feedback on the thoughts there please! http://www.fathomseo.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=0.8&TOPIC_ID=448&#2212 Thanks, Rox Great post Mr. Keough!!!! I was wondering when a Fathomite would chime in on such ground-breaking news in our industry. Please take a look at the tread on your company’s forum and get some feedback on the thoughts there please!

http://www.fathomseo.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=0.8&TOPIC_ID=448&#2212

Thanks,
Rox

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