Google Deal Said to Bring U.S. Scrutiny - New York Times
The Federal Trade Commission has opened a preliminary antitrust investigation into Google’s planned $3.1 billion purchase of the online advertising company DoubleClick, an industry executive briefed on the agency’s plans said yesterday.
The inquiry began at the end of last week, after it was decided that the Federal Trade Commission instead of the Justice Department would conduct the review, said the executive, who asked not to be identified because he had not been authorized to speak. The two agencies split the duties of antitrust enforcement.
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I love this bit, we get outbid so let's try to sabotage the deal:
Among the competitors that had called for an antitrust review were Microsoft, which had lost out in the bidding for DoubleClick ...
The Federal Trade Commission has opened a preliminary antitrust investigation into Google’s planned $3.1 billion purchase of the online advertising company DoubleClick, an industry executive briefed on the agency’s plans said yesterday.
The inquiry began at the end of last week, after it was decided that the Federal Trade Commission instead of the Justice Department would conduct the review, said the executive, who asked not to be identified because he had not been authorized to speak. The two agencies split the duties of antitrust enforcement.
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I love this bit, we get outbid so let's try to sabotage the deal:
Among the competitors that had called for an antitrust review were Microsoft, which had lost out in the bidding for DoubleClick ...
