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July 15, 2008 – Microsoft Says Yahoo-Google Deal Threatens Internet Privacy
InformationWeek
A senior Microsoft official told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that Yahoo’s agreement to outsource search advertising to Google jeopardizes Americans’ privacy because it puts 90% of all Internet search queries into the hands of one company.
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July 11, 2008 – FCC Chairman to Set Precedent in Seeking Comcast Penalty
CNN Money.com (Dow Jones)
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s recommendation that cable giant Comcast Corp. be punished for blocking certain Internet traffic marks the first step in precedent-setting policy over an open Internet.
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June 23, 2008 – Yahoo-Google Deal Runs Into Resistance
AdvertisingAge
Yahoo’s agreement with Google for online search ads may be generating some pricing and antitrust worries from advertisers, but in Congress the deal is increasingly raising broader concerns about ad targeting, privacy and competition.
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June 13, 2008 -- Google, Yahoo! Ink Search Pact
Adweek
Yahoo! broke off negotiations with Microsoft and turned instead to its arch nemesis Google for assistance.
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June 6, 2008 – Intel’s Antitrust Problems
Forbes
After years of anticompetitive allegations abroad, Intel’s antitrust problems are coming home to roost. On Friday morning, Intel revealed it had received a subpoena from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission probing antitrust violations in the microprocessor market.
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July 9, 2008 – Microsoft, Google Back Broad Privacy Legislation
BusinessWeek (AP)
Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. told lawmakers Wednesday that Congress should pass basic privacy legislation to protect information about consumers, such as the data being gathered about people’s Web surfing habits in order to pinpoint Internet advertising.
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June 23, 2008 – Information Card Foundation Launched
CNET News.com
A group including Equifax, Google, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, and PayPal, plus nine leaders in the technology community announced on Monday the creation of the Information Card Foundation (ICF) with the goal of increasing awareness of the use of electronic ID cards on the Internet, and encouraging interoperability in business around new standards.
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June 11, 2008 – Red Hat Settles Patent Suits With Firestar, DataTern
PC World
Red Hat has settled patent infringement claims brought against it by Firestar Software and DataTern, the company announced Wednesday.
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May 27, 2008 – Microsoft Predicts Huge Growth for Windows Mobile
ChannelWeb
Microsoft Tuesday said it expects global sales of its Windows Mobile platform for mobile devices and smartphones to grow 50 percent or more by the end of fiscal year 2009.
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