It was no secret that Google cofounder Larry Page hankered to be CEO at some point. (I should say, again–he was the founding CEO–but it always seemed from what I heard that he wanted another shot at the appropriate time.) Today, he got his wish, as Google just announced that he will take over from [...]
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Today the Federal Trade Commission decided not to oppose Google’s proposed purchase of leading mobile ad firm AdMob, clearing the way for the $750 million deal to be closed. Given recent hints that the FTC’s staff might recommend the commission block the deal, the decision was something of a surprise. But as the FTC itself [...]
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After repeated antitrust skirmishes in the U.S., Google now faces a preliminary antitrust inquiry in Europe. Three European Internet companies are complaining that Google unfairly applies its search ranking on these competitors so that their results ranks lower. Google denies the charges and in fact immediately questioned the firms’ motives. From a post on Google’s [...]
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