Report: Facebook IPO in early 2012, for $100 billion+

Re:Report: Facebook IPO in early 2012, for $100 billion+ by blantonl on Monday June 13, 2011 @07:52PM (#2651228)

Google reminds me of how a jet plane takes off and reaches cruising altitude. What ground breaking significant product releases has Google brought to market in the past 2 years? That might explain a P/E of 15.

Google is being properly judged by the investment community now that the IPO has passed and the "hype" has faded away.

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Re:Report: Facebook IPO in early 2012, for $100 billion+ by tapp on Monday June 13, 2011 @09:31PM (#2651469)

> What ground breaking significant product releases has Google brought to market in the past 2 years?

Off the top of my head (although it's not technically a single product release) taking mobile OS market share from low single digits to just shy of 40% in under two years strikes me as a pretty significant accomplishment by any reasonable standard.

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Re:Report: Facebook IPO in early 2012, for $100 billion+ by mdwrigh2 on Monday June 13, 2011 @09:18PM (#2651443)

The two year time frame is kind of harsh. Things need time to grow. See: Chrome, Android. Both were released 2.5 - 3 years ago, but have only really started hitting their stride in the past year. Give Wallet, Music, Chromebooks, etc. time to grow.

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