CNet, May 8, 2008
By Stephen Shankland

Google's top executives on Thursday gave a glimpse into how it might try to deflect antitrust concerns of a possible ad-sharing deal with rival Yahoo, advising observers to look at the overall ad market.

"You are narrowly focused on search advertising," co-founder Sergey Brin told reporters at the company's headquarters here before Google's shareholder meeting. "Advertising as a whole is much broader, and Internet advertising is much broader."

The observation has bearing on the issue of whether Google has a monopoly and whether a deal with a rival would therefore reduce competition.

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