The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Feb. 18 cleared the search engine agreement between Microsoft and Yahoo because the deal is likely to increase competition with Google. Echoing what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said several times about the Microhoo deal, the DOJ said the transaction will improve Microsoft’s ability to compete versus Google because it will give its Bing search engine more scale. Google commands 65 percent of search market share in the United States and a reported 90 percent share in Europe, making it easier for the DOJ and European Commission to OK the deal.
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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division said it
cleared the search agreement between Microsoft and Yahoo because the deal is
likely to increase competition with Google, which has racked up the lion’s
share of search over the last decade.
Google
commands 65 percent of search ma…