Comments on: Google barred from buying Russian advertising company http://siberianlight.net/google-russia-rambler-yandex/ The Russia Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:11:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aleks http://siberianlight.net/google-russia-rambler-yandex/comment-page-1/#comment-1783 Aleks Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:45:01 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=1576#comment-1783 More dirt on the Googlethang: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/20/the_google_monopoly/ More dirt on the Googlethang:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/20/the_google_monopoly/

]]> By: Aleks http://siberianlight.net/google-russia-rambler-yandex/comment-page-1/#comment-1782 Aleks Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:05:44 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=1576#comment-1782 Maybe it is in fact the US that is ahead of Russia (again): The BeelzeeBeeb: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7711429.stm Google abandons deal with Yahoo <i>Google has decided to abandon its advertising partnership with Yahoo to avoid having a "protracted legal battle" with regulators....</i> Maybe it is in fact the US that is ahead of Russia (again):

The BeelzeeBeeb:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7711429.stm

Google abandons deal with Yahoo

Google has decided to abandon its advertising partnership with Yahoo to avoid having a “protracted legal battle” with regulators….

]]> By: Aleks http://siberianlight.net/google-russia-rambler-yandex/comment-page-1/#comment-1781 Aleks Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:59:13 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=1576#comment-1781 Further to the DoJ v. Google+Y!: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9118701&intsrc=hm_list Last three paras: <i>According to the Journal, Google and Yahoo met yesterday with the DOJ, which apparently wants the companies to sign a consent decree outlining the deal's terms and subjecting their compliance to a judge's oversight. This condition is particularly unappealing to Google and might lead both companies to cancel the deal as early as next week, reported the Journal, citing anonymous sources. A variety of ad industry groups and search-market competitors have voiced objections to the deal, saying it would strengthen Google's already dominant position in search advertising.</i> There are some lawyers, somewhere who are making a lot, a lot of money out of this.... Further to the DoJ v. Google+Y!:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9118701&intsrc=hm_list

Last three paras:

According to the Journal, Google and Yahoo met yesterday with the DOJ, which apparently wants the companies to sign a consent decree outlining the deal’s terms and subjecting their compliance to a judge’s oversight.

This condition is particularly unappealing to Google and might lead both companies to cancel the deal as early as next week, reported the Journal, citing anonymous sources.

A variety of ad industry groups and search-market competitors have voiced objections to the deal, saying it would strengthen Google’s already dominant position in search advertising.

There are some lawyers, somewhere who are making a lot, a lot of money out of this….

]]> By: Aleks http://siberianlight.net/google-russia-rambler-yandex/comment-page-1/#comment-1780 Aleks Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:58:56 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=1576#comment-1780 Where Russia leads, others might follow... as the Reg is not surprised about questioning Google...: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/23/google_begun_deal_nixed/ "<i>...According to Reuters, FAS says that Google failed to provide enough information for it to adequately assess whether the deal would hurt competition. And we have to say: That sounds like Google...</i>" And wonders: "...<i>The question is whether US regulators will follow the lead of their Russian counterparts. The Department of Justice is investigating a proposed search ad pact between Google and Yahoo! - the number one and number two search engines stateside - and judging from its latest quarterly earnings call, Google is also withholding information from the DoJ: namely, the company refuses to admit that it controls the prices on its black box of an ad system.</i>" Where Russia leads, others might follow… as the Reg is not surprised about questioning Google…:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/23/google_begun_deal_nixed/

“…According to Reuters, FAS says that Google failed to provide enough information for it to adequately assess whether the deal would hurt competition.

And we have to say: That sounds like Google…”

And wonders:

“…The question is whether US regulators will follow the lead of their Russian counterparts. The Department of Justice is investigating a proposed search ad pact between Google and Yahoo! – the number one and number two search engines stateside – and judging from its latest quarterly earnings call, Google is also withholding information from the DoJ: namely, the company refuses to admit that it controls the prices on its black box of an ad system.“

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