Google and Microsoft to testify
Both Google and Microsoft will testify before a senate subcommittee today (Thursday, September 27th), it has emerged.
The Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee will review Google’s takeover of online ad broker DoubleClick. The takeover deal is being scrutinised by federal antitrust regulators at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Google chief legal officer David Drummond says in prepared testimony released before the inquest that the antitrust concerns are not raised as the merger involves two complimentary businesses that do not compete in the same specific realms.
"DoubleClick is to Google what FedEx or UPS is to Amazon.com," Mr Drummond states.
Microsoft also tried to acquire DoubleClick, but it is still trying to get the FTC to block the deal in the US.
The deal is also being studied in terms of internet privacy concerns.
"Google’s bottom line is this: We believe deeply in protecting online users’ privacy," Drummond says in the remarks," Mr Drummond adds in his statement.
