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    Hmm, long awaited news, I wonder when the stock starts trading live.

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    Interesting. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing yet. It will be interesting to see some of the business logic behind google and what really makes them tick.

    I would love to get some shares right at the start, because I think the share price will rocket up to start with. Then I'd keep an eye on it with my finger close to the sell button

    When will they actually offer shares?

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    Just read that the share price would be set by an auction process of bidding. No chance for small investors to start with then.

    http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/29/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes

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    This article compares Google's profits to other Internet giants:

    http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/29/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes

    This article discusses how to buy shares (don't get your hopes up):

    http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/26/pf/e...pert/index.htm
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    I sure would like to short this stock. You just know that it's going to be over inflated its first couple of days.

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    The problem is it might go down. As Chris has said before the stock has been hyped up by everyone.

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    Originally posted by Nick
    I sure would like to short this stock. You just know that it's going to be over inflated its first couple of days.
    Careful! I'll bet there will be several jumps in price a few days after the IPO as the people who missed the IPO try to get a piece.

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    Serious hype, analists have made claims of 20-25 biljon $ , Google said they hope to raise 2,7 biljon.
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    Originally posted by Percept
    Serious hype, analists have made claims of 20-25 biljon $ , Google said they hope to raise 2,7 biljon.
    Not hype, the 2 figures are telling different stories. The 20-25 billion figure is the predicted value of the WHOLE company, the shares that will go into the IPO will just be a percentage of the total holding (say 10%) hence the hope to raise 2.7 billion.

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    Anyone think this has anything to do with the wild fluctuations in CTR and EPC many AdSense users have seen over the last couple of days? Quite a coincidence.

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    I've experienced these fluctuations in the last couple of days too. But I think it's just what you say - a coincidence.

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    Originally posted by incka
    The problem is it might go down.
    It will go down. And thats the reason I'd like to short it.

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    I wouldn't buy it... hype, hype, hype.
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    Originally posted by jonnyhilfiger
    Not hype, the 2 figures are telling different stories. The 20-25 billion figure is the predicted value of the WHOLE company, the shares that will go into the IPO will just be a percentage of the total holding (say 10%) hence the hope to raise 2.7 billion.

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    Ah ok, I didn't know that.
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