I wonder if Bing will ever displace Google but statistics do not reflect that. What about Yahoo?

I doubt very much we have seen the end of this round of search market share wavering. I'd suspect by the end of Microsoft's push that they will indeed have evened out the ballfield, somewhat. I also think, knowing a bit of the history behind this long fought battle, that Microsoft has some fancy marketing plan up its sleeve to propel Bing even further. It's amazing to watch Bing's momentum starting to build though, and there doesn't seem to be much stopping it at the moment, in spite of Google appeals (aimed to please their investors no doubt; squeaking like a frightened boy whistles in the dark).

I also wonder if Bing (and Yahoo) will get a bounce from the fact that it has been rumoured that one of the top exec's at Google may be named the Cyber Czar in the new administration. Politicians have talked a lot in the last few years about regulating, taxing and monitoring the internet, so if someone from the biggest SE is given a post in the administration with no oversight from congress (none of the Czar's are vetted by or answer to the congress) people may start to avoid Google like the plague.

Just like some time ago there were the Big Three with TV networks until Fox came along, I wonder if... if... there is a newcomer search engine that will make its presence and become part of the new Big Four. Who knows...

That would mean doing what Fox did which was offer something different. The question is what is that different approach that the others are missing or possible avoiding?