Countdown to 50% share: Google approaching antitrust "dominant" status -- Part I
An interesting and relevant antitrust milestone is coming for Google -- maybe as soon as this year -- Google is poised to pass the significant 50% market share "dominant" threshold in antitrust.
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In April of 2005, Google had 36.5% share of searches, according to ComScore.
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As of December 2006, Google had 47.3% share of searches, according to ComScore.
This is relevant because when Google exceeds 50% market share, the antitrust "rule of thumb" is that Google will be considered by antitrust authorities to be a "dominant" company.