Google pays $3.1 billion for DoubleClick

Google finalized a $3.1 million deal on Wednesday for DoubleClick, a New York company that places ads on web pages that targeted consumers are likely to use, says the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Rivals of the deal argue that Google now will have "too much control over the online ad market." The European Commission disagrees. Still, how much control does Google need?

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