Microsoft Comments on Yahoo! and Google’s Adsense Deal
Here is a response from Microsoft on the Yahoo! and Google ad arrangement whereby Yahoo! is trying out Adsense on its search results for a limited two week period and on less than 3% of the search queries in the U.S.
“Any definitive agreement between Yahoo! and Google would consolidate over 90% of the search advertising market in Google’s hands. This would make the market far less competitive, in sharp contrast to our own proposal to acquire Yahoo! We will assess closely all of our options. Our proposal remains the only alternative put forward that offers Yahoo! shareholders full and fair value for their shares, gives every shareholder a vote on the future of the company, and enhances choice for content creators, advertisers, and consumers.”
