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Beethoven Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0 |
3. Google is owned and run by Canadians! Peaceful people. No, Google was co-founded by Canadians Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University and the company was first incorporated as a privately held company on September 7, 1998. Google's initial public offering took place on August 19, 2004, raising $1.67 billion, making it worth $23 billion, at the time. It's value is much higher today. But you are confusing the financing with the ownership. Although it is a so-called "publicly owned corporatation", the real owners are Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The two of them have an unbeatable controlling interest in the corporation in their stock holdings. So they remain the real owners, all stock market Mumbo-jumbo nothwithstanding. |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
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Keith T. Send message Joined: 23 Aug 99 Posts: 962 Credit: 537,293 RAC: 9 |
Larry Page and Sergey Brin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin |
Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0 |
Sergey Brin owns 15.6 percent of Google's outstanding shares, and Larry Page controls 15.7 percent. Not only do the two control 30+ percent of Google, the shares they do control are labeled as being Class B level stock, which has more voting power than Class A level stocks. Owners of Class B stocks have 10 votes per share they control, whereas Class A holders have 1 voter per stock. Industry experts expect Google initial market value to be in the area of $20-30 billion. If these expectations are met, Brin and Page will be worth an estimated $3 to 4.7 billion . . . BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . |
Iridia Send message Joined: 4 Jan 04 Posts: 3 Credit: 2,642,661 RAC: 0 |
Back to the original topic... They need a Linux version right this second! Grr. :,( It's disheartening that they haven't compiled a working version for it at all yet. |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Google has built some of the biggest and most expensive computer centers in the world. According to "Nature" magazine no journalist has ever been allowed to enter one of its centers. Why this secrecy? Tullio |
bounty.hunter Send message Joined: 22 Mar 04 Posts: 442 Credit: 459,063 RAC: 0 |
Chrome has some way to go before matching upto Firefox... And if you're the paranoid type....Google owns you.....not Microsoft Google tweaks Chrome licence text Google has rescinded an article of the user agreement for its new browser, Chrome, released on Tuesday. |
Beethoven Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0 |
Chrome has some way to go before matching upto Firefox... My interpretation is quite different from yours, Bounty.Hunter. I think some ambitious lawyer or middle-management exec overreached himself. What's significant to me in that story is: Google listened, and fixed the problem, the very next day! That's what I see as a multinational company caring...No talk, immediate action. :]] |
Beethoven Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0 |
Google has built some of the biggest and most expensive computer centers in the world. According to "Nature" magazine no journalist has ever been allowed to enter one of its centers. Why this secrecy? It's called "Keeping Trade Secrets", a method far superior to copyright enforcement. ;] |
Beethoven Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0 |
Back to the original topic... Linux Chrome... Good idea, Iridia! :]] Suggest it to them... http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/request.py?contact_type=feedback |
Rush Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3131 Credit: 302,569 RAC: 0 |
3. Google is owned and run by Canadians! Peaceful people. My apologies, I didn't read your comment the way you intended it. Cordially, Rush elrushbo2@theobviousgmail.com Remove the obvious... |
Fuzzy Hollynoodles Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
3. Google is owned and run by Canadians! Peaceful people. So where does Canada enter the picture? The links in this post tell that: Larry Page: Born March 26, 1973 (1973-03-26) (age 35) [in] Lansing, Michigan Sergey Brin: Born August 21, 1973 (1973-08-21) (age 35) [in] Moscow, Soviet Union Is the company registered in Canada or what? I haven't read that anywhere. "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me |
Fuzzy Hollynoodles Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
The cartoons in that comic book, that explains Chrome, has been spoofed: Google's comic capers: what they really meant to say Enjoy! ;-D "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Contrary to what Google says, I have found that at least some games have HUGE pauses occasionally. More seriously, every character that you type in the address bar sends the contents of the address bar to google as a search. BOINC WIKI |
Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 |
Contrary to what Google says, I have found that at least some games have HUGE pauses occasionally. Will not use for the simple fact wha you stated above. It is another way to track peoples surfing habits to direct more junk mail to your e-mail accounts. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 |
Fuzzy Hollynoodles Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
Contrary to what Google says, I have found that at least some games have HUGE pauses occasionally. About the game pauses, that's what I have read in the reviews as well. IE8 also sends everything to Redmond, every character you type in the address bar. I guess we'll have to get used to that... "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me |
Fuzzy Hollynoodles Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
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