Christ, this is going to har far reaching bloody consequences. The market up for grabs had potential to be the largest and most important market in the world in a few decades (whoever controls computer software, internet apps, and websites will have immense power).
Right now with 3 big players and countless small ones (that Google and MS are gobbling up daily) things are okay. Once MS buys Yahoo there is no longer a 3 way standstill, there will be be two direct giants both fighting for more market share of their own key markets, of their competitors key markets, and of more and more unexplored markets. Google entering cell phone service is just the beginning. I'm willing to bet my DS that in 15 years Google and MS will have their hands in more markets then G.E.
