Google Inc (GOOG): Is This Startup Worth the Price Tag?

While one never knows exactly how this will go down, there can be a reasonable expectation that this deal may vault Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) into such a dominant market position in mapping, that it’s possible that a lawsuit could come from a competitor like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) or Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) – or perhaps both – that will challenge the deal on an antitrust grounds on the premise that adding Waze features  to Google Maps would squeeze out any and all competition from the mapping segment.

Therefore, we are withholding judgment on this deal until it is finally signed, and it seems that there will be no antitrust challenge. But this deal could have a profound impact on the market, one way or the other.

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