This is something surprising. Google is really too much concerned about the possible merger of Yahoo and Microsoft. They have come up with an official statement about the possible merger at their blog which raises lot of questions amongst the Blog sphere. here is the link to their blog.

Google is certainly a market leader in search engine space with over 45% of US advertising market and 60% of search market overall. Does this proves Microsoft is making the correct decision or they can monopolize the internet space. I feel Google has nothing to fear about this, but the statement like this amused me a lot. Here are some quotes from Google’s official blog.

So Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo! raises troubling questions. This is about more than simply a financial transaction, one company taking over another. It’s about preserving the underlying principles of the Internet: openness and innovation.

Could Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC?

Could the acquisition of Yahoo! allow Microsoft — despite its legacy of serious legal and regulatory offenses — to extend unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the Internet?

The above concerns are right but similar concerns are raised on Google’s increasing dominance in the web. This is now a matter of who will monopolize the web rather than creating a new competitive marketplace after all there’s a $40 billion online advertising market at stake. Read more about Microsoft’s bid to acquire Yahoo.com.