To set the record straight - No, Google has to get their money the old-fashioned way - by earning it.
Only the Federal Reserve has a license to print money. Unfortunately, they only give it away to Wall Street banks and New York stock brokerage firms... :-( Mike Hammett wrote: > hah, are you sure they aren't putting in $500B? Doesn't Google have a > license to print money? > > > ---------- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 3:34 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Comcast > > > >> Typo, Google is investing $500M. >> >> On Fri, 9 May 2008, Patrick Leary wrote: >> >> >>> It is quite public. Comcast is part of a group that invested in the new >>> joint Clearwire/Sprint entity. Comcast invested $1.05B. Intel invested >>> $1B. Time Warner invested $100M. Google is investing $500B. A few other >>> are also in the picture in much smaller doses. >>> >>> Sprint holds 51% ownership. Clearwire 27%. Clearwire will operate the >>> WiMAX network under its brand name. They'll use Sprint real estate and >>> other elements. Comcast and the cable ops will do the marketing. Google >>> owns the search. >>> >>> It was very big news and assures that WiMAX will be in the U.S. in a >>> big, big way and ahead of LTE by a few years. The move also kick starts >>> other WiMAX plans that have been on hold in Canada and will influence >>> developments elsewhere. >>> >>> Patrick Leary >>> AVP, Market Development >>> Alvarion, Inc. >>> o: 650.314.2628 >>> c: 760.580.0080 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of Anthony R. Mattke >>> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 11:41 AM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Comcast >>> >>> I also heard through sources that Comcast is working on WiMax with a >>> partner. Only got vague details, and I'm not sure if they've said >>> anything publicly about it. >>> >>> Just, FYI. >>> >>> -Tony >>> >>> Mike Hammett wrote: >>> >>>> http://techdirt.com/articles/20080506/1750001049.shtml >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> -------- >>> >>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> -------- >>> >>>> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>>> >>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>> >>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> Anthony R. 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