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Google-YouTube merger clears antitrust review
November 6, 2006
Google gets OK to move forward with its $1.65 billion acquisition of video-sharing site.
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AT&T, BellSouth merger passes antitrust test
October 11, 2006
Department of Justice's antitrust division gives blessing to $67 billion merger between AT&T and BellSouth.
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Oracle gets its way, finally
December 15, 2004
A year and a half of rancor, posturing and courtroom testimony comes to an end as PeopleSoft agrees to be acquired.
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Microsoft Corp.
DOJ to examine Adobe-Macromedia deal
July 11, 2005
Antitrust officials request information on both companies' Web authoring and vector graphics illustration products.
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Google-DoubleClick: Tough sell in EU
November 21, 2007
The search giant will have a tricky time getting what it wants as trustbusters on the other side of the Atlantic dig into the planned $3.1 billion merger.
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EU extends review of Google-DoubleClick merger
November 13, 2007
European Commission's decision to take a deeper look at the proposed merger potentially puts the $3.1 billion deal at risk.
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Feds approve Sprint-Nextel merger
August 4, 2005
FCC and Department of Justice's antitrust division approve the megamerger of the U.S. cell phone operators.
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EU approves Oracle-Siebel merger
December 22, 2005
With the last major antitrust hurdle cleared, the deal now awaits SEC approval. First-quarter closing expected.
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Judge plans to review AT&T, Verizon deals
July 12, 2006
A federal judge in Washington says he may permit witnesses to describe the twin mergers' impact on competition.
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On antitrust, is Google the next Microsoft?
July 23, 2007
Google is facing opposition to its DoubleClick deal in what could be a repeat of the way Washington punished Microsoft a decade ago.
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Microsoft, Google square off in Washington
September 27, 2007
Thursday will mark the opening round in the heavyweight fight over Google's acquisition of DoubleClick.
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Is Uncle Sam serious about Sirius-XM?
April 16, 2007
Policy analyst Randolph J. May says handling of proposed merger to reveal feds' take on communications marketplace changes.
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No 'rubber stamp' on telecom mergers, judge says
December 1, 2006
Judge says he'll do "independent review" of deals between AT&T-SBC and Verizon-MCI, but offers no hints of when a ruling will come.
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Judge balks at closure of AT&T, Verizon mergers
July 25, 2006
Telephone companies have closed books on the deals, but an antitrust magistrate says he needs more info.
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Here's to the best government money can buy
June 23, 2006
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says two mega-telecom mergers speak volumes about how money and power determine policy.
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Feds defend approval of telecom megamergers
December 14, 2006
In court filing, the Justice Department tries to fend off criticism of analysis approving mergers between AT&T and SBC and Verizon and MCI.
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Microsoft woos PeopleSoft customers--even big ones
January 10, 2005
Despite claims during the PeopleSoft-Oracle merger trial, Microsoft tries to get PeopleSoft clients to migrate to its software.
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SAP AG
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Microsoft Corp.
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Week in review: Tech's shopping spree
March 14, 2008
Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Electronic Arts Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Week in review: Google's DoubleClick deletion dilemma
December 14, 2007
Fight over megamerger takes intriguing turns, while social networks open developer platforms. Also: celebrating Commodore 64's legacy.
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SBC, AT&T say Bell breakup doesn't work
February 22, 2005
Twenty years after Ma Bell fell, consumers need nationwide providers again, merging companies tell government regulators.
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