Yahoo and Google Search Agreement
For those of you who like long boring documents, Yahoo and Google released a castrated version of their agreement.
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the companies take the unusual step of disclosing the contract governing the partnership, but leave out any financial terms, such as the revenue split on their deal. - Reuters
Another quote from Reuters:
Rivals such as Microsoft Corp have protested that Google already controls 70 percent of the Web search ad market and that a Yahoo deal would give Google control over 90 percent of the market. Google and Yahoo executives have defended the pact, saying they will compete aggressively in other areas.
Is Microsoft being sarcastic? They own the desktop and protest against monopoly! Its like shooting a guy in the head, then paining a banner and walking on the streets in protest of violence.
the contract is heavily redacted in an area that covers “other business opportunities” and is silent about how the sharing of user data between the partners could affect the privacy of Yahoo users.
Read another review on CNET and on search engine land.
