If your complaining doesn’t work, try doing the same as what you were complaining about.
Google buys DoubleClick, Yahoo! is already planning to buy the rest of Right Media, and it appears that Microsoft has emerged as a contender, along with ad giant WPP Group, to buy Internet ad firm 24/7 Real Media. Sources said the software giant is considering a price in the $1 billion range for 24/7 Media, the price of which has probably shot up because Microsoft is getting desperate knowing that it’s competitors, which are already doing better in the online ad market, are already ahead in the acquisition business. A Microsoft spokeswoman declined to comment on what she described as speculation and rumor. WPP, the #2 ad agency holding company, is less likely to win a bidding war for 24/7 Media, with analysts doubting it has the financial firepower to match Microsoft.
News source: New York Post
Google buys DoubleClick, Yahoo! is already planning to buy the rest of Right Media, and it appears that Microsoft has emerged as a contender, along with ad giant WPP Group, to buy Internet ad firm 24/7 Real Media. Sources said the software giant is considering a price in the $1 billion range for 24/7 Media, the price of which has probably shot up because Microsoft is getting desperate knowing that it’s competitors, which are already doing better in the online ad market, are already ahead in the acquisition business. A Microsoft spokeswoman declined to comment on what she described as speculation and rumor. WPP, the #2 ad agency holding company, is less likely to win a bidding war for 24/7 Media, with analysts doubting it has the financial firepower to match Microsoft.
News source: New York Post
"If your complaining doesn’t work, try doing the same as what you were complaining about."
Microsoft didn't complain about the fact that Google Bought doubleclick. (though it does give Google a basic monopoly...which Microsoft DOS NT have in that market... sos saying them entering the market and buying a company tis the same thing is flawed even on THAT level. Microsoft complained and wanted an investigation because doubleclick apparently went to a lower bidder...for suspicious reasons.
There's no law that says they have to go with the highest bidder. Microsoft are sore losers and they only have their long history of bullying and dirty tactics to blame for people not wanting to do business with them ever again.
"If your complaining doesn’t work, try doing the same as what you were complaining about."
Microsoft were not complaining about Google buying an ad firm. The problem with the google purchase is that google was already a very big player in the ad market and doubleclick are also a very big player. Combined, google has the majority of the ad market and that is considered a monopoly, something everyone has been blasting Microsoft for in the operating system market or years. Is Microsoft wrong to point out that kind of thing in another company?
Punished for being good...
Massive companies have issues of totally taking over a particular market by consilidating power in order to keep other companiers out. This practice hurts the consumer because it slows innovation and raises prices.
Just look at Windows Vista. Microsoft not was able to put out a substantial upgrade for 5 years, yet did not take a real market hit because of its tight hold on the industry. This would not have been possible in the much more open market of Windows 95-98.
also more advanced thanWindows 9x.Fixed that for you
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