TOKYO —

 Microsoft Corp. is planning to present the Japan Fair Trade Commission with evidence to prove that the planned tie-up between Yahoo Japan Corp.  and Google Inc. will impair fair competition in the online search market, officials at the U.S. software giant’s Japan unit said Friday.  Microsoft has already condemned the agreement as ‘‘even more anticompetitive’’  than Google’s deal with Yahoo! Inc. in 2008, which the U.S. Department of Justice found illegal.

Yahoo Japan said earlier this week that it will adopt Google’s search engine and search-linked advertisement distribution system under their tie-up. Their partnership is expected to allow them to almost monopolize Internet search services in Japan.  The Japanese fair trade watchdog sees no antimonopoly problem with the alliance as Yahoo Japan and Google plan to separately provide their respective Internet search services.

In the United States, Microsoft and Yahoo! have tied up for search-linked ads to counter Google’s dominant position in the market.  The alliance between Yahoo Japan and Google will likely deal a serious blow to Microsoft, analysts said.

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  The758 at 08:58 AM JST - 31st July

  The alliance between Yahoo Japan and Google will likely deal a serious blow to Microsoft, analysts said.

  Again, looking at Microsoft's unethical and underhanded history of operating, it's hard to feel any sympathy for them.

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  alladin at 06:54 AM JST - 1st August

  What about evidence on Microsoft trying to control the computer industry with its software and cheap PCS? Seems like it is o.k. for Microsoft to get away with it`s own tactics to make money, but when someone ease does it, they cry foul. Microsoft is a real joke.

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  jonobugs at 09:28 AM JST - 1st August

  Well, if any company knows a monopoly, it would be Microsoft...

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  apple407 at 10:38 PM JST - 1st August

  The question is - what retaliatory actions will Microsoft take in Japan? Will Microsoft introduce some software to circumvent Yahoo Japan action?

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  sam1633 at 10:28 AM JST - 2nd August

  Microsoft is far from dead!!!!!!!!!

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  SaveOurCountry at 11:51 AM JST - 2nd August

  Can We Produce information that Microsoft is agent of USA.

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  porter at 01:58 PM JST - 2nd August

  Microsoft has been the victim in the past. Now they want their turn to cry fowl.

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  sf2k at 03:59 AM JST - 3rd August

  who cares about Microsoft. They've peddled crap for decades and everyone went along with it, and now they are being left behind. About time

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