Microsoft-Yahoo! Has Own Antitrust Hurdle
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SAN FRANCISCO - Despite many Yahoo!(YHOO Quote) shareholders, including CEO Jerry Yang , hoping again for a merger with Microsoft(MSFT Quote), getting a deal past government scrutiny may be an uphill battle.
Opponents of a combination stand ready to object, not the least of which would be Google(GOOG Quote), which walked away from its online search-ad deal with Yahoo! earlier this week, spurring hope of renewed talks between Microsoft and Yahoo!.
Google has complained to the DOJ about Microsoft in the past. In 2007, it lodged an objection regarding the Windows Vista desktop search function. Google is not likely to remain silent on any deal that mirrors its own defunct alliance with Yahoo!, given Microsoft's public objections at the time.
And the 15 state attorneys general that weighed in on the DOJ's recent investigation into the Google-Yahoo! arrangement, aren't likely to smile on a Microsoft-Yahoo! alliance, either. ...
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