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Google Takes Top Spot From Time Warner

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-doesn't-have-three-names dept.

newfoundry writes "BBC News reports that Google hit $80bn on the NYSE yesterday, so is now worth more than Time Warner..."

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  1. I was hoping for a diff headline... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Internet search phenomenon Google has overtaken a swathe of venerable rivals to become the world's biggest media company by stock market value.

  2. Allow me to rephrase by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 4, Informative
    ...so is now worth more than Time Warner

    Allow me to rephrase: Some people think it's worth more than Time Warner.

    --
    "It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."
  3. Re:How much further until they surpass Microsoft? by toopc · · Score: 5, Informative
    How much further until they surpass Microsoft?

    Microsoft's market cap is about 275 billion, so Google still has a long, long way to go.

  4. Re:More than TW??!! by lommer · · Score: 4, Informative

    Um, actually as another posted pointed out - TW's physical assets are $45 billion, while Google's are worth $3 billion. So actually, those DVDs, projectors, recorders, archiving equipment, broadcasting equipment, and everything else that Time Warner has does add up.

  5. Re:Minamlist humour by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Color me stupid, but I don't get it.