A planned deal that would place Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search tool on Yahoo Inc. search pages is being eyed by European antitrust regulators, according to a report Thursday.
Reuters reported that Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is having informal talks with regulators in Europe about the deal.
The deal with Microsoft and Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) is already being looked at by U.S. regulators.
Yahoo has agreed to use Bing on its Internet sites in return for 88 percent of the revenue from search ads for the first half of the 10-year deal that is expected to be completed early next year.
Yahoo and Microsoft said earlier in their announcement that the agreement will provide more choices for consumers and advertisers but they expect it will be “closely reviewed by the industry and government regulators.”
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
