Comments on: Schmidt in CNBC interview: We're concerned about Microhoo

In a taped appearance on the cable news outlet, Google's CEO makes it clear he isn't keen on Microsoft acquiring Yahoo.

[Spartan_458]

My name is Eric $chmidt....

....and I'm a huge hypocrite.

Google is no different from Microsoft. They want as much of the pie as possible, too. It's just that, even if Microsoft bought Yahoo, the combined search market share would be about 31 percent. Instant messaging? Pretty sure the Microsoft already has a deal with Yahoo Messenger compatibility and that they have a huge market share in other countries. Wouldn't change too much. And AIM is still a huge competitor, too. E-mail? That's the only place where a possible monopoly would happen (not that that's against the law, it's exploiting a monopoly as a means to get ahead that's illegal), and even then, consumers still have lots of other choices when it comes to email. Gmail, AOL, AIM, Earthlink, etc. All in all, this is just Google trying to keep its near-monopoly on the search market alive and preventing significant competition while trying to stick its grimy paws in everything else. Typical.

[FutureGuy]

Google is a

wolf in sheep's clothing, MS is what it is. I would rather deal with MS then a hypocrite company like Google.

[fred dunn]

Competition is always good...

even when we're talking about Google.

[dhavleak]

"in the wrong hands"

Eric Schmidt said: "the assets that Yahoo has are quite valuable. And we actually think that in the wrong hands, they could be used in the wrong way"

Since when did tech CEOs start playing politics of fear? It's like everybody has declared MS a terrorist these days and just insinuating that MS might have some sinister motive is enough to get people running in the opposite direction.

Do no evil, indeed..

[Spartan_458]

I know.

I wish everyone would lay off Microsoft for a little while. I'm not a Microsoft fanboy, but I do think that their products are innovative and usually pretty high quality. I care about what I get when I buy something, not about brand loyalty. I know Windows has a monopoly. Consumers still have other options in the form of Mac and Linux. Microsoft isn't exploiting the Windows monopoly now. I know people say Vista sucks, but what really is there wrong with it? I've used it for a year and had less problems than I did the first year with XP. Yes, it runs a bit slower, but my computer is a bit slow. Seriously, what heinous crime has Microsoft committed that everyone seems to hate them? Look at what Google or Apple are doing sometime. I know they're the sacred cows of the tech world, but wouldn't a little scrutiny help?