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Yahoo defends Google advert deal
September 16, 2008BBC
Yahoo said it will implement its much-criticised search ad deal with Google despite possible anti-trust hurdles.
Under the agreement, from October Google will sell ads alongside Yahoo search results on some of its pages.
Rumours the US justice department would challenge the deal grew this week when it hired a veteran anti-trust lawyer.
Hilary Schneider, executive vice-president of Yahoo US, told the BBC the agreement was "fully within the guidelines of the law".
Read the full story on the BBC
Posted on Sep 15, 2008 - 12:37 PM
Yahoo said it will implement its much-criticised search ad deal with Google despite possible anti-trust hurdles.
Under the agreement, from October Google will sell ads alongside Yahoo search results on some of its pages.
Rumours the US justice department would challenge the deal grew this week when it hired a veteran anti-trust lawyer.
Hilary Schneider, executive vice-president of Yahoo US, told the BBC the agreement was "fully within the guidelines of the law".
Read the full story on the BBC
