Google believes regulators would not bar a potential business deal with Yahoo! because it would be ”non-exclusive” and falls short of an outright merger, a person familiar with Google’s thinking said on Friday. Yahoo! is exploring alternatives to Microsoft’s ,7-billion takeover offer, which the web pioneer has rejected for being too low.
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/ 4 September 2007
Internet search leader Google has begun hosting material produced by the Associated Press and three other news services on its own website instead of only sending readers to other destinations. The change that started last Friday affects hundreds of stories and photographs distributed each day.