Microsoft and Google launched a verbal war on Yahoo's acquisition

Since Microsoft announced the acquisition of Yahoo, the industry has begun to discuss this matter with great enthusiasm. Google is also overwhelmed and published an article "Yahoo!" on its official blog! And the future of the Internet. The following is an excerpt

... Microsoft's hostile bid for Yahoo! Raises troubling questions. This is about more than simply a financial transaction, one company taking over another. It's about preserving the underlying principles of the Internet: openness and innovation.

Cocould Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC? While the Internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought to establish proprietary monopolies-and then leverage its dominance into new, adjacent markets.

Cocould the acquisition of Yahoo! Allow Microsoft-despite its legacy of serous Legal and Regulatory Offenses-to extend unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the Internet? In addition, Microsoft plus Yahoo! Equals an overwhelming share of instant messaging and web email accounts. and between them, the two companies operate the two most heavily trafficked portals on the Internet. cocould a combination of the two take advantage of a PC software monopoly to unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors 'email, Im, and web-based services?

In a few hours, Microsoft immediately responded: "statement from Brad Smith". The following is an excerpt

The combination of Microsoft and Yahoo!Will create a more competitive marketplace by establishing a compelling Number Two competitor for Internet search and online advertising.The alternative scenarios only lead to less competition on the Internet.

Today, Google is the dominant search engine and advertising company on the Web. Google has amassed about 75 percent of paid search revenues worldwide and its share continues to grow. according to published reports, Google currently has more than 65 percent search query share in the U. s. and more than 85 percent in Europe. microsoft and Yahoo! On the other hand have roughly 30 percent combined in the U. S. and approximately 10 percent combined in Europe.

Microsoft is committed to openness, innovation, and the protection of privacy on the Internet.We believe that the combination of Microsoft and Yahoo! Will advance these goals.