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Friday, February 22, 2008
16 years ago2,706 views

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h1x46Hx506r7mKpKbXYeMZrfcHuwD8UUVHMG6

   Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin called Microsoft Corp.'s takeover bid for Yahoo Inc. an "unnerving" maneuver that threatens innovation on the Internet.

Brin reiterated the Internet search leader's position that a merger could violate antitrust laws and harm Internet users.

Brin made the comment after an event at the Mountain View-based company's headquarters for the Google Lunar X Prize, a race to land a privately funded robotic spacecraft on the moon.

"The Internet has evolved from open standards, having a diversity of companies," Brin told The Associated Press after the event. "And when you start to have companies that control the operating system, control the browsers, they really tie up the top Web sites, and can be used to manipulate stuff in various ways. I think that's unnerving."

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http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/22/microsoft-email-to-employees-really-the-yahoo-deal-is-perfect-for-us/

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/misc/02-22KJohnsonEmail.mspx

Kevin Johnson E-mail to Employees of the Microsoft Platform & Services Division
Text of an e-mail sent by Kevin Johnson, president of the Microsoft Platforms & Services Division to provide employees of the Platforms & Services Division with an update on the Feb. 1 proposal to combine with Yahoo!

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