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Google Files for IPO

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tech-bubble-is-here-again dept.

bobwyman manages to be the first to submit this story, apparently by using his own web service: "Well, the PubSub.com SEC Edgar notification system just sent a message a few minutes ago saying that Google has finally filed their S-1 to go public. See: Google's S-1 which was accepted by the SEC at 2004-04-29T13:53:49-04:00. If you had had a PubSub.com SEC Edgar subscription, you would have been one of the first to see this filing."

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  1. Maybe all this Google hype will calm down now by lake2112 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    For the past year or so everything has been Google this or Google that. Maybe now everyone will stop talking about Google, and it will enter the same category as Yahoo etc. And the need of constant growth will move Google away from their core business as already evidenced with gmail. So instead of one strong focus, it will become one of many mediocre services.

  2. RIP google by grasshoppa · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Looks like it's time for me to find a different search engine.

    It's not that I don't trust a board of highly paid incompentent people to make technology decisions...it's just that...I...

    No, wait, that's exactly it. 5 years from now they'll be restating their earnings for 2005 because of some black voodoo in the finance dept, you watch.

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    1. Re:RIP google by grasshoppa · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Did you read the S-1? They're saying that they will not be changing the way they do business, and in particular that shares sold to external investors won't have the same voting rights as the internal shares. Sergey, Larry and Eric will pretty much retain total control of the business.

      Shit, and I say I'm the king of Glooby-Doo. Who are you more likely to believe? Folks who have a huge financial stake in lying, or me, who has no interest one way or another in lying to you.

      Exactly.

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  3. Why? by samjam · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Gardeners have been growing plants in greenhouses and flowerbeds for years; why shouldn't a businessman grow a business?

    Sam

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  4. Re:More information by strictnein · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hello?

    Hi.

    yes, I understand what you did, but assumed that you didn't since it appeared you were trying to be a grammar nazi while purposely making mistakes yourself? good for you! so, you're trolling? congrats!

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