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Google Share Loss Amounts to Billions

Posted by Zonk on from the quite-a-dip dept.

aCoward writes "Today's full page headline on the UK Independent: £13,000,000,000 in Googlised colours, with the subheading Google shares plummet in one day amid growing fury over censorship and plagiarism. While the company says it isn't worried about the stock price correction, there are other issues at hand." From the article: "Google is under mounting pressure from many traditional industries: telecommunications companies do not like its plan for free internet phone calls, book publishers and newspapers have filed a lawsuit to try to prevent it from digitising library materials, governments are worried about its satellite-imaging service Google Earth and privacy advocates have a growing list of concerns about everything from its e-mail service to its desktop search function, both of which may make it easier for hackers or government agencies to gather information about individuals without their consent."

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  1. And the sad part by sconeu · · Score: 4, Funny

    The sad part of this is it's because investors weren't happy with profits being up "only" 82%. They had expected more. So they sold.

    Is the stock market full of asshats or what?

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  2. Re:Now I'm Confused by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you honestly can't decide between the CHANCE of a little money in the future and the UNDENIABILITY of rocking now on a new bass, you, sir, are no musician! :P

  3. And in other news... by rts008 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Upon hearing of Google's demise, Steve Ballmer celebrates by gleefully throwing his chair through his window and doing the monkeyboy dance while yelling " I warned Google...MuhHaHaHa!"

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  4. To put it bluntly by TubeSteak · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't use /. for stock tips

    It's worse than using a retarded monkey throwing darts to pick your stocks.

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  5. Re:Use Mozdex.com by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Give us a whirl.. feedback is always appreciated.

    If I type "kfg" into Google my Slashdot user info page is the number two hit.

    If I type "kfg" into Mozdex it doesn't even show up.

    You suck.

    KFG

  6. Re:Now I'm Confused by Gilmoure · · Score: 3, Funny

    They took a swift kick to the googlies?

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