Google troubled by Microsoft move

Google said the tie-up could unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors' email and instant messaging services.It said Microsoft had previously sought "to establish proprietary monopolies".Microsoft made an unsolicited offer for Yahoo , and Yahoo has said it is considering the proposal.The two companies would create more competition."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." "While the internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought to establish proprietary monopolies - and then leverage its dominance into new, adjacent markets." This is clearly Google's opening move in a complex game of chess that will encompass ordinary users, politicians, regulators and businessmen.