I used to watch TechTV every once in a while when I was sitting down in the kitchen to eat some cereal or something for lunch or breakfast. Some of the programs were really quite good, and done, I think, quite impressively given the geeky nature of the material. After the "merger," I think I watched a total of 20 minutes of G4:TechTV before I changed the channel.... to the weather channel...
Nuf said.
Hmmm, that's interesting, but i'd guess that in today's spyware infested world, most default windows installs by non geek users (the ones who dont change their homepage and use IE) probably get infested with spyware so fast, that their homepage wont stay msn for long.
That's not really a good way too look at it. While % change is important, you cannot rule out the value of price, as a security can be "expensive" at some levels and "cheap" at others. There are many metrics used to track stocks. To list securities by their % change would be as confusing as listing fruit prices in the super market in terms of % change.
A smart investor looks at everything.
Also, dont take for grated that companies will split. Many dont, some do like clockwork. And if you think intelligent investors dont focus a whole lot on market cap already, then you really are out of the loop.
I'm afraid the only people to blame in the potential failure of the Google IPO are the google execs themselves. Their choice of using a dutch auction format would almost have worked well, had they not set such a high price range. Then, with the added negative news of "forgetting" to register 38mm shares with the FCC has turned their situation from risky into "just plain bad news." Wallstreet merely responded. THe underwriters haven't gone anywhere, and they arnt trying to make it hard for google by any stretch. Dont forget, it's in their interest for the IPO to go as smoothly as possible. In fact, before things all went to hell in a handbasket, wallstreet was really looking forward to this, hoping that Google's IPO would revitalize the IPO scene.
But they will not give bad advice to their clients regarding the acquisition of the stock. That would be manipulating research. And lets face it, given the present situation, buying google on the IPO would be bad advice.
Wait a couple months at least, if not more. You just dont know what else might come out of the woodwork.
IMHO, google just isnt ready for this, wallstreet knows it, the public knows it, and even the "true believers" will know it soon.
The logical rational side of me would like to agree with you fully. However, I've seen first hand several people whose lives were made livable thanks to this type of medication. (not rit, something else)
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I used to watch TechTV every once in a while when I was sitting down in the kitchen to eat some cereal or something for lunch or breakfast. Some of the programs were really quite good, and done, I think, quite impressively given the geeky nature of the material. After the "merger," I think I watched a total of 20 minutes of G4:TechTV before I changed the channel.... to the weather channel... Nuf said.
Hmmm, that's interesting, but i'd guess that in today's spyware infested world, most default windows installs by non geek users (the ones who dont change their homepage and use IE) probably get infested with spyware so fast, that their homepage wont stay msn for long.
That's not really a good way too look at it. While % change is important, you cannot rule out the value of price, as a security can be "expensive" at some levels and "cheap" at others. There are many metrics used to track stocks. To list securities by their % change would be as confusing as listing fruit prices in the super market in terms of % change. A smart investor looks at everything. Also, dont take for grated that companies will split. Many dont, some do like clockwork. And if you think intelligent investors dont focus a whole lot on market cap already, then you really are out of the loop.
This IPO will be a disaster.
I'm afraid the only people to blame in the potential failure of the Google IPO are the google execs themselves. Their choice of using a dutch auction format would almost have worked well, had they not set such a high price range. Then, with the added negative news of "forgetting" to register 38mm shares with the FCC has turned their situation from risky into "just plain bad news." Wallstreet merely responded. THe underwriters haven't gone anywhere, and they arnt trying to make it hard for google by any stretch. Dont forget, it's in their interest for the IPO to go as smoothly as possible. In fact, before things all went to hell in a handbasket, wallstreet was really looking forward to this, hoping that Google's IPO would revitalize the IPO scene. But they will not give bad advice to their clients regarding the acquisition of the stock. That would be manipulating research. And lets face it, given the present situation, buying google on the IPO would be bad advice. Wait a couple months at least, if not more. You just dont know what else might come out of the woodwork. IMHO, google just isnt ready for this, wallstreet knows it, the public knows it, and even the "true believers" will know it soon.
The logical rational side of me would like to agree with you fully. However, I've seen first hand several people whose lives were made livable thanks to this type of medication. (not rit, something else)