Google commands 50% of the market share in the search space compared to MSN who gets less than 10%. Between the two is Yahoo! at 30% (I own shares in Yahoo!).
It’s no wonder that Google wants MSFT to ensure computer users and browsers are not automatically sent to MSN Search when they turn on their PCs and laptops:
The search engine company Google wants Microsoft to make sure users can easily choose Internet search engines in future products.
But Mountain View-based Google won’t say if changes Microsoft has already made to its upcoming operating system, Vista, have gone far enough.
David C. Drummond — Google’s senior vice president of corporate development — spoke to reporters after meeting with European Union antitrust regulators but refused to give details on those talks.
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But look ahead a few years when computers are always on and always connected to the Web. In that world, people first see Google.com (since search is the most used method to find websites and Google commands 50% market share) first and will probably have to go through Google to get to other sites, including MSN Live which hosts MSFT’s online Office applications.
Will Google first send people to its documents service before allowing them to access MSFT Office (online or offline)? Time will tell.
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