Microsoft's (MSFT) Bing Gains Again on Google (GOOG)

While it isn't exactly putting fear into Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), the gradual gain in search market share by Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bing into Google search is something they're going to start paying attention to, as Bing increased in share from January to February from 27.44 percent to 28.48 percent, according to data from Hitwise.

This is a combination of Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) and Bing search results, as Yahoo! is powered by Bing.

Google still has a 66.9 percent market share in the United States.

Microsoft closed Thursday at $25.41, down $0.48, or 1.85 percent. Google closed at $580.30, down $11.47, or 1.94 percent. Yahoo closed at $17.06, down $0.59, or 3.34.