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Yahoo! Inc. and Google Inc. Abandon Their Advertising Agreement
YAHOO! INC. AND GOOGLE INC. ABANDON THEIR ADVERTISING AGREEMENT Resolves Justice Department's Antitrust Concerns, Competition is Preserved in Markets for Internet Search Advertising WASHINGTON — Yahoo! Inc. and Google Inc. abandoned their advertising agreement after the Department of Justice ...
Official Google Blog: Ending our agreement with Yahoo!
googleblog.blogspot.com — In June we announced an advertising agreement with Yahoo! that gave Yahoo! the option of using Google to provide ads on its websites (and its publisher partners' sites) in the U.S. and Canada. At the same time, both companies agreed to delay ... (more) Official Google Blog: Ending our agreement with Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. - Press Release
yhoo.client.shareholder.com — Yahoo! Announces Termination of Services Agreement by Google SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov 05, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), a leading global Internet company, today announced that Google has terminated the advertising services ... (more) Yahoo! Inc. - Press Release
#08-981: Yahoo! Inc. and Google Inc. Abandon Their Advertising Agreement (2008-11-05)
usdoj.gov — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 5, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV (more) #08-981: Yahoo! Inc. and Google Inc. Abandon Their ...
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Google, Yahoo Deal Failure Puts Jerry Yang in the Hot Seat for Web 2.0 Summit
Google Watch — ... and a paring of the deal terms from 10 to two years didn't satisfy the Department of Justice, which considered suing Google and Yahoo over the agreement. The DOJ noted: ...

Google quits on Yahoo deal, but far too late
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... not only a protracted legal battle but also damage to relationships with valued partners. That wouldn't have been in the long-term interests of Google or our users, so we have decided to end the agreement. Hey, Dave, sorry to disappoint you but you made that decision far too late. The case has already put Google right in the middle of the Department of Justice's cross-hairs, and you've just taught the DoJ that you'll buckle under pressure. They'll be back. The US Justice Department put out a statement saying: > "The ...

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