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WILL Microsoft鈥檚 attempt to acquire Yahoo help or harm competition on the web?

With only 3.4 per cent of internet searches going through Microsoft, compared with 77 per cent through Google and 12 per cent through Yahoo, that the acquisition is the only way to establish 鈥渁 compelling number two鈥� and promote healthy competition.

Meanwhile that a deal would allow Microsoft to 鈥渆xert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the internet that it did with the PC鈥� and hand it an 鈥渙verwhelming share鈥� of the webmail and instant messenger markets.

The bid is likely to be closely scrutinised by the US Department of Justice. There are also signs of a consumer revolt from members of Yahoo鈥檚 photo site .