Google Gains U.S. Market Share At MSN's Expense - Forbes.com

Google Gains U.S. Market Share At MSN's Expense - Forbes.com Google Gains U.S. Market Share At MSN's Expense 07.07.05, 10:31 AM ET Tear Sheet | Chart | News Bear Stearns said that according to comScore Networks U.S. search data for May showed that Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) gained market share at the expense of Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) unit MSN. The data show Google's share of U.S. searches rose to 37.5% in May from 36.5% in April. Bear Stearns said, "In our view, Google's share gain in the domestic market is a positive given the intensifying competitive landscape as new competitors emerge and existing competitors are expanding their search offerings. However, we caution investors not to rely heavily on two months of volume data to form an investment opinion for the quarter as other factors such as monetization (pricing) should be considered."