Quote:
Google losing ground to competitors
The results of a study (press release) done by a market research firm released today showed that while Google is still at the top of the heap, competitors Microsoft and Yahoo are both gaining ground. Compared with a study done in May 2004, Yahoo! has increased the number of users who use it as their primary search engine by more than 20% and MSN by almost 30%. Ask Jeeves, which is in fourth place, also showed "significant" growth, driven in part by its perception as being strong in local search.
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Source:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050113-4520.html
Not to mention they just patented "highlighting search results".
Don't get me wrong, I love Google, but I'm not liking where they're heading lately.