Sogou, 360 "Rob" customers a new round of search war started

Our News (reporter Zhang Yiyi) internet search field a few days before the end of the "enmity and enmity" in the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday to the last day of the field concentrated outbreak. Yesterday, 360 and Sogou these two search field II seeded, for the Mid-Autumn Festival during the Battle of their respective issued a statement, said the other side of the argument is not tenable. Industry analysis that, with Tencent shares Sogou, the search field situation has changed.

On Weibo has always been low-key, belonging to the "diving" of a clan of Sogou CEO Wang Xiaoquan during the Mid-autumn Festival but frequently audible. 20th, Netizen "The Dragon Just Ding" on the micro-blog said that their Sogou browser by the 360 security software shielding, "open Sogou, jumped out is IE browser, this is playing through Ah!" The microblog was then Wang Xiaoquan forwarded.

and Wang Xiaoquan in the forwarding also commented that, "thank you to inform." We have received 360 complaints from a large number of users all over the country from yesterday, and have seen a lot of feedback on Weibo. This rogue behavior beyond the legal bottom line, but also to the user's great harm. Our forensics work is progressing well. ”

Sogou related people, starting from 19th around 19 o'clock, sogou monitoring to 360 security guards for Sogou browser interception behavior. "This makes the default Sogou browser users open the Web page, bouncing out is ie, to correct the need to close 360 security guards." Because the network security belongs to the low-level behavior, Sogou also has no way to restore user's setting. ”

The 360 companies that are good at "war of words" naturally will not be silent. Yesterday afternoon, 360 also sent a harsh statement, said the mid-Autumn Festival this year, Sogou input method to upgrade the input method and update the thesaurus as an excuse for large-scale browser-induced bundle behavior. "As a security software, 360 prompts the user to search the dog to induce bundled behavior, and get user permission to do browser repair." ”

360 company officials said, "for Sogou and its CEO Wang Xiaoquan irresponsible remarks, we have carried out evidence preservation, will retain the right to pursue their legal responsibility." ”

"Your circle is really messy. Yesterday, a netizen ridicule. September 16, Sogou to dust settled, Tencent announced to its injection of 448 million U.S. dollars, and its search, input law and other business integration into the Sogou. Tencent, Sogou two accidental marriage, and high-profile pursuit of 3,601 have not been obtained.

Market organization CNZZ survey data show, in the PC search market, as of August 2013, Sogou's market share of 10.35%, Tencent search for 3.62%, total about 14%, already with 360 of the 18.3% market share similar.

"Tencent's join, let Sogou and 360 have more urgent sense of tension." After the change of pattern, this incident is more like a "training" before the search war. "An industry expert said, at present, Sogou Input method occupies 80% of the user input method market, and 360 security guard installation Amount also can not be underestimated, the two overlapping users is naturally the focus of contention."