Google is becoming irrelevant in China. Baidu's market share at all time high.

[dogie678]

Uncertainty over whether Google would be forced out of China, prompted some advertisers to switch to Beijing-based Baidu. Google had its license renewed last week after it stopped automatically sending Chinese users offshore.

“There is a big gap between Baidu and Google, and that gap has got bigger,” said Vincent Kobler, managing director of Emporio Leo Burnett, a Shanghai advertising agency that specializes in online marketing. “It’s going to be tough for Google, even with the renewed license, to gain market share.”

http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...er-after-google-ends-conflict-with-china.html

 

[miles01110]

30% market share is irrelevant? Wow, don't tell Bing or Yahoo.

 

[dogie678]

30% market share is irrelevant? Wow, don't tell Bing or Yahoo.

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