http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/11/france.funds.google.foe/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/googleandroid-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The European Commission has approved the contribution of ä99 million in French funding to a potential Google competitor, writes Agence France-Presse. The Quaero search engine project represents a collaboration between 23 different companies, including France's Thomson; it has not, however, so far found enough funding to get started, as its costs in the next five years are projected to be ä199 mil... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/11/france.funds.google.foe/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:30:00 GMT