In the wake of Yahoo’s recent disappointing earnings, CFO Susan Decker said in an interview, “We don’t think it’s reasonable to assume we’re going to gain a lot of share from Google. It’s not our goal to be No. 1 in Internet search. We would be very happy to maintain our market share.”

While not a surrender flag, it is disappointing to hear that Yahoo! is all but given up trying to compete with Google in the search arena. Latest reports indicate Yahoo! handles 19% of Internet searches, down from 27% last year, while Google handles 60% up from 47% last year.

It’s no wonder users have been switching to Google, with their innovative applications (GMail, Google Earth, etc.) and “Do no evil” slogan. Google has even resisted US Government efforts to force the search engine company to turn over web search information. While competitors such as Microsoft and Yahoo! have already released.

According to the survey, entitled “Should Google Release Information to the Government,” 41% of the respondents who do not want search company to hand over the information said they would stop using Google if it turned over their information on their Web searches. Another 18% said they’re not sure what they would do if Google released the information.