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Google Considering IPO Auction Online

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the raising-the-funds dept.

HackerStickers writes "An article in the Financial Times states that Google could be considering doing their IPO online via an auction versus the standard methods of raising funds early next year. The article points out that auctioning it could bring in a larger chunk of cash for the company. Would you bid on a piece of Google?"

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  1. Pushing opiates is good for Wall Street by Everyman · · Score: -1, Troll

    Investing in Google is a good bet, because they have zero scruples when it comes to making money. Their Adwords program pushes illegal opiates. The FDA doesn't care, the big pharmaceutical companies only care that many of the prescription drugs are coming from outside the U.S., and it seems that only Britain cares -- advertising drugs to the public in Britain is not allowed, so Google screens them out for their UK engine.

  2. Re:Google by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


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  3. Slashdotter saw this IPO coming from a mile away. by reporter · · Score: -1, Troll
    The article, "Google and VMWare Take Microsoft Very Seriously", posted to Slashdot itself correctly predicted that Google is working rapidly towards an IPO. Google has about 1 year before Microsoft's own search engine clobbers it. Microsoft is busily enhancing its search engine to meet or exceed Google's capabilities, and Microsoft has the R&D might to succeed.

    If anyone buys into Google's IPO, then that person is a fool. The shares will be worthless after about 2 years.

    The other issue is an ethical one: should Americans buy into Google to reward its founders even though the shares will ultimately be worthless? NO! Why? An employee of Google wrote an article to Slashdot and suggested that Google favors H-1B workers over Americans. During a period 9% unemployment in Silicon Valley, Google claims that it cannot find enough American workers to fill job positions and resorts to H-1B workers.

    ... from the desk of the reporter