"Yahoo! and the future of the Internet "- the opinion of Google

The last entry made in the official blog of Google caused just an unprecedented response in the network. And not without reason. In it, David Drummond, senior vice president and head of the legal department of Google, expresses a frankly hostile attitude towards Microsoft, and raises the question of the deal Microsoft — Yahoo! to a new height. Whether the reason is simple fear of a competitor, such as Michael Arrington (“Can Google consider itself David before Goliath in the person of Microsot? No”), or is it really a fear for the future of the network? I suggest that you decide by reading the translation of "Yahoo! and the future of the Internet ":

The openness of the Internet is what made Google appear - and Yahoo! .. A good idea that users like quickly spreads over the network. Enterprises are created around the idea. Users benefit from constant innovation. And this is exactly what makes the Internet such an exciting place.

Therefore, Microsoft’s aggressive offer to buy Yahoo! raises anxious questions. This is not just an ordinary financial transaction when one company buys another. We are talking about preserving the fundamental principle of the Internet: openness and innovation.
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Could Microsoft now try to make the same unacceptable and illegal impact that it had with the PC market? While the Internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has often looked for the possibility of establishing proprietary monopolies — so that it can profitably use its dominant position in new, allied markets.

Can the acquisition of Yahoo! enable Microsoft - despite a series of serious violations of the law and regulations of regulatory bodies - to expand its unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the entire Internet? In addition, Microsoft plus Yahoo! equals the overwhelming majority of instant messaging and email accounts. And between them, the two companies that manage the work of the two most frequently visited portals on the Internet. Can such a combination grow from a monopoly in PC software to unfairly restricting the ability of users to have free access to e-mail, messaging systems, and other competitor web services? Top officials around the world should ask themselves these questions - and users deserve satisfying answers.

This aggressive purchase offer was announced on Friday, so there is still plenty of time to think about these issues carefully. We take openness, freedom of choice, and Internet innovation very seriously. They constitute the very essence of our culture. We believe that the interests of Internet users are in the first place - and should be - while the pros and cons of the proposed takeover are evaluated and alternatives are explored.

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