Google questions Microsoft's bid for Yahoo!

It should not surprise readers that the folks at Google may not be totally stoked about the possibilities of a merger of Microsoft and Yahoo. If you are unsure of where the company was on the question, you can now get clued in thanks to a post on the official Google blog earlier today. David Drummond, senior vice president of business development (and society chief legal officer) said he was concerned about the acquisition of Internet portal by a society that has "often sought to establish exclusive monopolies "could" extend the unfair practices of browsers and operating systems, the Internet. " His areas of interest around the possibility that the combination of the two monoliths could "unfairly limit the ability of consumers to have free access to competitors email, and instant messaging services on the Internet." Certainly, Google has a little more interest in seeing fair play on the net (must keep advertising revenues up), but it is serious reflection nonetheless.

Update: It seems that the war of words is really starting to warm up. Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, issued its own statement soon, we say that Google has a lot more market when it comes to the Internet as a combined search from Microsoft and Yahoo! Could perhaps, and then proceed to explain that the Redmond giant is "committed to openness, innovation and the protection of privacy." Uh, what you say Brad.