internet - Has Baidu cheated on market share figures?

Doubts are rising on the questions whether the Chinese search engine Baidu has presented a fair picture of its market share in China, a commentor on this weblog claims. That is of course an interesting discussion. Keep in mind that all market share figures should be treated with caution, since none are really considered to reflex the truth. Further, market share of a company like Baidu is relative, more important is the way they make money. That is not like Google by selling adds on their service, but by sending SMS-messages and that has been a very volatile business now the relevant authorities have decided to curtail revenue streams to content providers and related services.