Does Microhoo Raise Antitrust Issues for Consortium?

The impact of the proposed merger of Microsoft and Yahoo’s search platforms raises “significant antitrust concerns” that include the impact on the Yahoo Newspaper Consortium, four groups argue in a letter Monday to the U.S. Justice Department Antitrust Division.

“How will the transaction impact the operation of Yahoo’s Newspaper Consortium, which now serves as a revenue source for the beleaguered newspaper industry?,” asks the letter to Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney from the four groups: the Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Action, Consumer Watchdog and U.S.

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