Google in the market to buy Facebook - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 31st Mar 2006, 11:01

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/03...ogle_facebook/

mclean007 · 31st Mar 2006, 11:13

$2bn! Wow that's a lot of money.

DaSuperFly · 31st Mar 2006, 11:43

Facebook isn't worth anything close to $2 bn! I kind of use it and know that any ads on it will be quickly ignored.

Adnuo · 31st Mar 2006, 11:50

Good. Let everything that ever communicates on Port 80 be Google-driven. I have no problems with that, to be quite honest.

webbyman · 31st Mar 2006, 12:37

for some reason, i don't care if teh internet is ruled by google

$2bn is a joke, i don't think it's worth anywhere near that... myspace is worth a reasonable amount to but nothing like 2 billion LOL maybe 2 million

oasked · 31st Mar 2006, 13:15

$2 billion? Holy crap thats a lot of money. It surely can't be worth that much?!

ThE-LyNX · 31st Mar 2006, 13:50

This article earmarks $1billion for a different purpose

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/85700/go...aol-stake.html

DXR_13KE · 31st Mar 2006, 14:50

do you know doctor evil from that austin powers movie?

*imitates doctor evil* "$2 bbbbbbbbillion dollars, MHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

or doctor brown from back to the future

*runs like mad around the room* "2.0 BILION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!, 2.0 BILION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!, 2.0 BILION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!"

that is a lot of cash

jakenbake · 31st Mar 2006, 17:12

thats retarded, google is going to spam every damn page with ads and crap.

i like facebook as it is now, although if i owned the site then i would probably be willing to sell it for 2 billion...

Tulatin · 31st Mar 2006, 22:35

They probably would have made a better move to snap up Myspace. Knowing google, they'll either leave it as is, or totally re-vamp it. Then again, google hasn't had a habit of ruining what they grab.

riggs · 31st Mar 2006, 22:43

tbh, it doesn't really bother me - Google are doing a fantastic job with everything I use (Google, GMail, Froogle...). More Google owned stuff is a great thing imo (at least it's not M$!)

yodasarmpit · 31st Mar 2006, 22:59

$2Billion, thats nuts, why not spend a couple of hundred grand and build a competitor site.

Miser · 1st Apr 2006, 05:32

Quote:

Although there is no official word Facebook, recently turned down a $750 million dollar offer.

Should be:
Although there is no official word, Facebook recently turned down a $750 million dollar offer.

</being picky>

Stuntman · 2nd Apr 2006, 19:37

Hey, I don't mind... Google = Love.

They're like a coorperate death machine, but with love instead of death.

creeock · 5th Apr 2006, 10:50

I’ve seen this article around and just have to say its probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. Facebook can do better than the 750m offer because the site has become one of the most visited spots on the net and its growing. myspace, which has come under attack recently and has interface issues, went for 580m to News Corp and many people feel it was a steal. The google suggestion is just ridiculous because everyone knows google doesn’t (and shouldn’t) issue debt for financing. It only makes since for the company to issue new shares in tender offers to get the financing they need. More importantly, the 2.1b in new equity is being issued so google can meet the equity standards of the S&P 500, which they have been recently inducted into.

Stuey · 5th Apr 2006, 11:35

I think that google is becomming the jack of all trades. They're kinda like that lazy husband - they keep starting these projects but never quite finish them (froogle is still in beta, scholar.google.com is still in beta, gmail is still in beta, and their page builder service is kind of unfriendly to use). Every now and then they add a feature or two to give the illusion they're working on something.

Then again, yahoo took over konfabulator and musicmatch.

31st Mar 2006, 11:01	#1
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ThE-LyNX Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: N Lincs, UK Posts: 113	This article earmarks $1billion for a different purpose http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/85700/go...aol-stake.html __________________ FragL - LAN parties in North Lincs

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DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,461	do you know doctor evil from that austin powers movie? imitates doctor evil "$2 bbbbbbbbillion dollars, MHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" or doctor brown from back to the future runs like mad around the room "2.0 BILION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!, 2.0 BILION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!, 2.0 BILION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!" that is a lot of cash __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

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DaSuperFly Tsuyoi Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Wales / London Posts: 1,010	Facebook isn't worth anything close to $2 bn! I kind of use it and know that any ads on it will be quickly ignored.

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Adnuo Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 489	Good. Let everything that ever communicates on Port 80 be Google-driven. I have no problems with that, to be quite honest.

31st Mar 2006, 12:37	#5
webbyman Hax. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Uk Posts: 2,758	for some reason, i don't care if teh internet is ruled by google $2bn is a joke, i don't think it's worth anywhere near that... myspace is worth a reasonable amount to but nothing like 2 billion LOL maybe 2 million

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jakenbake full duplex Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 494	thats retarded, google is going to spam every damn page with ads and crap. i like facebook as it is now, although if i owned the site then i would probably be willing to sell it for 2 billion...

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Tulatin The Froggy Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 2,941	They probably would have made a better move to snap up Myspace. Knowing google, they'll either leave it as is, or totally re-vamp it. Then again, google hasn't had a habit of ruining what they grab. __________________ Desky E8400 @ 4.0 1.42v; P5K-E WiFi; 4x1 Kingmax Mars 1066 @ 1129 CAS 5; 2x [TOO CHEAP TO SPONSOR] 4850 @ 675/1050; Enermax Liberty; WCing in a CM690

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riggs ^_^ Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lincs. Posts: 1,643	tbh, it doesn't really bother me - Google are doing a fantastic job with everything I use (Google, GMail, Froogle...). More Google owned stuff is a great thing imo (at least it's not M$!) __________________ Hell hath no fury like a hippo with a machine gun PSN ID: buster2006

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yodasarmpit The other Brett. Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Lothian , Scotland Posts: 9,664	$2Billion, thats nuts, why not spend a couple of hundred grand and build a competitor site. __________________ The Rt. Hon. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson - "Ping Pong is coming home" www.yodasarmpit.com clickr my flickr

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Stuntman Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 346	Hey, I don't mind... Google = Love. They're like a coorperate death machine, but with love instead of death. __________________ Intel Pentium 4 2.4 (@ 2.8), 1024 MB DDR, Radeon 9600 PRO (256 MB), ASUS P4P800-E Delux, 2 WD 120 GB 7200RPM HDs... 55.42406 % - Extreme Geek 01110011011101000111010101101110011101000111100100 10000001110000011101110110111001110011

5th Apr 2006, 10:50	#15
creeock Minimodder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 26	I’ve seen this article around and just have to say its probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. Facebook can do better than the 750m offer because the site has become one of the most visited spots on the net and its growing. myspace, which has come under attack recently and has interface issues, went for 580m to News Corp and many people feel it was a steal. The google suggestion is just ridiculous because everyone knows google doesn’t (and shouldn’t) issue debt for financing. It only makes since for the company to issue new shares in tender offers to get the financing they need. More importantly, the 2.1b in new equity is being issued so google can meet the equity standards of the S&P 500, which they have been recently inducted into. __________________ Modder Wannabe Last edited by creeock; 5th Apr 2006 at 19:09.

5th Apr 2006, 11:35	#16
Stuey You will be defenestrated! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NYC & NJ Posts: 2,484	I think that google is becomming the jack of all trades. They're kinda like that lazy husband - they keep starting these projects but never quite finish them (froogle is still in beta, scholar.google.com is still in beta, gmail is still in beta, and their page builder service is kind of unfriendly to use). Every now and then they add a feature or two to give the illusion they're working on something. Then again, yahoo took over konfabulator and musicmatch. __________________ ToolGuyd