SiliconBeat: Google replenishes warchest with $2 billion

Google replenishes warchest with $2 billion

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Google, the Mountain View search engine, plans to sell 5.3 million more shares, which will raise more than $2 billion at today's stock price. Among the possible things it plans to do with the money: acquisitions of other companies (see filing, page S-2). So all the Silicon Valley start-up companies out there struggling by with no revenues can cling to hope. Google may yet be your liferaft.

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ROTFLMAO
Matt, the lifeboat picture for this article is priceless. Ah yes, the great Web 2.0 Revenue plan, attain market share, sell to Google! As apposed to the Web 1.0 Revenue plan of attain market share, sell it on Wall Street!

Adam Bruce on March 29, 2006 7:06 PM
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I think it's also a play to keep the stock price down, more supply, less demand. If Google execs were optimistic about the stock price, why not wait a few weeks to see how high S&P buyers take the GOOG?

David on March 29, 2006 7:20 PM
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Why not to sell the whole Silicon Valley to Google at once? They could get a bulk discount.

Papasik Rugasik on March 29, 2006 11:35 PM
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