Google and Yahoo await the judgment of the US Justice Department
The Wall Street Journal quoted lawyers as saying that Google and Yahoo are seeking to compromise with the US Justice Department to avoid facing a monopoly lawsuit involving the deal.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the above compromise is at an early stage and it is not clear whether the US government will intervene or accept the two companies' association.
Meanwhile, advertising partners are skeptical about the deal between Google and Yahoo, accusing it of limiting its competitiveness, increasing advertising costs and reducing options that should have been goods received.
Under a bilateral agreement, Google will provide advertising services for Yahoo and will run on Yahoo's own Web search system. Meanwhile, Yahoo is the second most popular Web search service in the world.
In June 2008, Yahoo spoke to Google that the two sides could establish a separate business mechanism, which would link online advertising with each other, both to increase revenue for Yahoo and to increase pressure. for rival Microsoft.
However, the agreement has met with opposition from US Justice Department officials. Some lawyers even argue that they are preparing the necessary legal bases to prevent this deal.
Currently, Yahoo and Google are cooperating with the Ministry of Justice to solve the problem, while accepting to reverse the agreement until October 22 for antitrust officials to investigate the case.
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