And again, in the ring Google vs Microsoft, welcome with thunderous applause !!!
And again the same in the arena!
In the IT ring, a new fight for the belt of the world champion in heavyweight IT.
In April of this year, theex -champion of the IT heavyweight world Microsoft threw a “challenge” (appeal to the Justice Department of the Federal Trade Commission for Justice to thoroughly investigate the deal on Google’s acquisition of the DoubleClick online banner advertising network) to the main contender for the heavy IT world belt weight of google.
On suchan attempt to send a knockout (according to compulenta.ru ), Google responded with a retaliatory strikeby filing a complaint with the federal and state authorities, and this week a group of attorney generals will decide whether a lawsuit will be filed against Microsoft, which is charged with anticompetitive behavior. As it turned out, a few days ago, Google filed complaints with the federal and state authorities, CNN Money reports. The search giant said the new Windows Vista OS is hindering the business of Microsoft's competitors, and this violates the antitrust agreement concluded by the corporation with the US government in 2002. According to a complaint from Google, Vista prevents PC users from using tools to find information on local drives on a computer.
At the moment, a group of attorney generals from several US states are thinking about how to respond to a Google complaint. They have already discussed this incident with Microsoft itself and the US Department of Justice. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal admits that lawsuits will be filed against Microsoft. However, on Sunday, The New York Times reported that federal authorities advised attorney generals not to file a lawsuit. Officials received this memo with this recommendation from Thomas Barnett, Assistant Secretary of Justice. Blumenthal also received this message, but declined to comment, citing confidentiality as the main reason. And the representatives of the Ministry of Justice are still silent on the fact of sending Barnett’s letter.
But it is clear that a new duel is beginning between the giants of the IT market. It is possible that Google complained about Microsoft in response to a recent statement from the corporation. Microsoft planned to take over the DoubleClick advertising network, but Google bypassed the corporation by offering a large sum of US $ 3.1 billion. Microsoft is now worried that the merger of two major players in the online advertising market will create a monopoly and damage healthy competition. Microsoft also fears that Google and DoubleClick will be able to collect a huge database of personal information about users and start using it in order to gain an advantage over competitors, and even for no one knows ...
In the IT ring, a new fight for the belt of the world champion in heavyweight IT.
In April of this year, the
On such
At the moment, a group of attorney generals from several US states are thinking about how to respond to a Google complaint. They have already discussed this incident with Microsoft itself and the US Department of Justice. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal admits that lawsuits will be filed against Microsoft. However, on Sunday, The New York Times reported that federal authorities advised attorney generals not to file a lawsuit. Officials received this memo with this recommendation from Thomas Barnett, Assistant Secretary of Justice. Blumenthal also received this message, but declined to comment, citing confidentiality as the main reason. And the representatives of the Ministry of Justice are still silent on the fact of sending Barnett’s letter.
But it is clear that a new duel is beginning between the giants of the IT market. It is possible that Google complained about Microsoft in response to a recent statement from the corporation. Microsoft planned to take over the DoubleClick advertising network, but Google bypassed the corporation by offering a large sum of US $ 3.1 billion. Microsoft is now worried that the merger of two major players in the online advertising market will create a monopoly and damage healthy competition. Microsoft also fears that Google and DoubleClick will be able to collect a huge database of personal information about users and start using it in order to gain an advantage over competitors, and even for no one knows ...