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Do I need to explain how a publicly traded company is still private, or are you just being purposely obtuse?
by JHSheridan 13y ago
Do I need to explain how a publicly traded company is still private, or are you just being purposely obtuse?
- walshemj 13y agoLook at Googles multi class share structure and ask that Q again.
- NegativeK 13y agoJHSheridan is using the term "private" to mean "not owned by the government."
- JHSheridan 13y agoExactly. I understand there's a difference, I just thought the way I was using it was completely obvious.
- fleitz 13y agoI understand that Google is its own legal fiction. I don't see any inherent human rights issues in turning one piece of paper into two. I think there could be some questions as to whether Google is engaging in anti-competitive behaviour in the way they use search revenues to undercut other competitors. Perhaps they are doing nothing wrong, perhaps they are doing something wrong, and perhaps an effective remedy to that is to split the company.