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Google’s Search Share and Microsoft’s Fast Acquisition

Posted in Live (January 8, 2008 at 8:44 pm)

It is hard not to read these two pieces of news as flip sides of the
same coin. On the one hand we have Hitwise saying Tuesday morning that
Google’s share of all searches in the last four weeks of the year hit a
remarkable 66%, up a point or so from all of last year. It is
impressive stuff, and an ever more daunting platform from which Google (GOOG)
can continue its dominant efforts in search, advertising and web apps.

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Microsoft/Yahoo Takeover Talk: Here We Go AgainGoogle Taking Lion’s Share of Search MarketGoogle Pulls Further Ahead in Search Market ShareMicrosoft Has Announced A Takeover Bid For Fast Search & Transfer Priced At $1.2 BillionMicrosoft to buy FAST Search & Transfer.

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