SAN FRANCISCO: Several leading Internet travel agencies and search engines are urging US Government regulators to block Google Inc from buying a technology supplier that plays an instrumental role in finding the best airline fares.
The opponents, led by Expedia Inc, have formed a coalition called FairSearch.org to fight Google’s proposed US$700mil (RM2.24bil) acquisition of ITA Software. Google’s deal was announced nearly four months ago.
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