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Google's multi-billion dollar acquisition of online ad network DoubleClick has been given the go-ahead by European regulators. The European Commission (EC) said today the $3.1bn deal won't impede competition, despite the complaints of Microsoft and Yahoo!. "The Commission found that the merged entity would not have the …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Joke

    made me smile

    "The Commission found that the merged entity would not have the ability to engage in strategies aimed at marginalising Google's competitors"

    Since they are already marginalised?

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    I thought for a moment...

    ...that Google had developed a workaround for Amazon's one-click patent.

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  3. Sceptical Bastard

    Could be worse

    I would rather see Google buy than Phorm

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  4. M. Burns Silver badge
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    Double-Click cookies

    So does this mean Ad-Aware, which Google gives away for free bundled in Google Pack, will stop labeling Double-Click cookies as adware/spyware tracking junk to be removed?

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