Google’s search share tops 61 percent; That’ll spook Microsoft more

Here’s why Microsoft is paying people to use its search: Google’s search market share checked in at 61.6 percent, up from 59.8 percent in March, according to comScore.
Google’s gains appear to have come at the expense of Yahoo primarily (comScore statement). Yahoo’s search share fell to 20.4 percent in April, from 21.3 percent in March. […]