On 1/23/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Uh, what? You think it's a coincidence that Google's largest single > drop came after this Justice Dept announcement? There's a few key > reasons for the drop: > > 1.) If users stop using Google due to privacy fears their revenue > drops like a rock. This risk needs to be priced in.
Cept that Yahoo, AOL, and MSN caved, Google didn't > 2.) If Google gets into a long protracted privacy fight that goes to > the Supreme Court, this will cost Google billions. This risk needs to > be priced in. True > 3.) If the gov't sets a precedent that it can retrieve "data" from any > private company solely to gauge offense, then all tech stocks will be > hit hard. This risk needs to be priced in. Perhaps - for all stocks. Though I would say that this whole thing isn't more significant than many other legal battles that haven't had this sort of impact. > I can tell you for a fact that major holders of Google are dumping for > the reason above. If Google wasn't already so overvalued, I think I'd be buying right now. -Cameron ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:193843 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
