Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 4th May 2008 07:19 UTC, submitted by sonic2000gr
Earlier this year, Microsoft offered to purchase search engine company Yahoo, however, the board of directors of Yahoo shot the offer down beause it 'massively' undervalued the company. This ignited an acquisition dance that took a few months, and rumours were abound as to what either of the two would do next.
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What, exactly is illegal about what took place here?
Nothing yet. (Did I imply that something was?) What I am saying is that eyes are watching, and Microsoft's freedom to act is somewhat restricted compared to what it would be otherwise. It used to be that they could count upon a blind eye being turned to their activities. But no longer.
Considering that they have been officially declared to hold a monopoly on desktop operating systems by an American court, the fact that desktop computers running Windows are the primary clients of Yahoo's servers, and the fact that MS is already a major player on the portal/search engine field, their moves regarding Yahoo fall squarely within the scope of potential antitrust infringements. By that I mean that they must be careful not to commit any actual improprieties.
Edited 2008-05-04 21:21 UTC
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Today, in 2008, it is actually possible to overestimate what MS is capable of. With a free hand to employ all their dirty tricks of old, they might succeed. But they are now squarely within anti-trust territory regarding anything they do regarding Yahoo. And while the US might turn a blind eye to their manipulations, the EC, bless their souls, will not.