When Microsoft Corp. announced its plan to acquire Yahoo in February, the Center for Democracy and Technology was far from the only advocacy group to question the deal on privacy and antitrust grounds. It was, however, the only advocacy group voicing those concerns that counts the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant as a major financial backer.
“They’re reasonable concerns, and at Microsoft we take them very seriously,” says Frank Torres, the company’s head Washington lobbyist.
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