Microsoft sought on Friday to enlist support for its opposition to a new advertising collaboration deal between Google and Yahoo!, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Microsoft sought on Friday to enlist support for its opposition to a new advertising collaboration deal between Google and Yahoo!, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

A senior Microsoft executive on Friday criticized a new advertising deal between web search giants Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., saying it would reduce competition in ad search and be bad for advertisers.

A senior Microsoft executive on Friday criticized a new advertising deal between web search giants Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., saying it would reduce competition in ad search and be bad for advertisers.

Microsoft on Friday sought to enlist support for its opposition to a new advertising collaboration deal between Google and Yahoo.

Yahoo! Inc. has announced its intentions to bring to market AMP! from Yahoo!, a new advertising management platform designed to simplify the process of buying and selling ads online.

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang said on Tuesday that 2008 will begin with targeted job cuts and will require heavy investments to get ahead in new advertising and mobile markets.