Can Google really control Android ?
Value Hiker
2/4/2012 1:41:51 AM
Google's control over Android platform is quite limited. Amazon showed us that other vendor can hijack the platform if it is determined to do so. As an open source platform, other company can bypass Google's control if you don't want the cutting edge features. Jeff Bezos is very keen to observe this and integrate the platform with its own contents
Re: Insane valuation
Tenacious
2/3/2012 1:36:48 PM
The Facebook growth concept makes me think of the exponential growth required to support MLM schemes. At some point -- quickly in fact -- you exceed the population of the planet.
@BigJim and @Jacob...
Jacob, there appears to be a disconnect with your familiarity of IPOs in your own country -- did you say you were based in Asia? -- and what happens in the US. The US IPOs essentially squeeze out small investors, and those who do buy in are forced to pay what generally amounts to a super high first day premium-- only to see the price typically decline in the following months.
Re: Facebook risks
BigJim
2/3/2012 7:56:46 AM
@Jacob, you obviously don't understand IPOs. Why don't you ask for clarification so you can learn instead of making statements that do not make sense?
Insane valuation
tokyogai
2/3/2012 7:49:02 AM
Your numbers agree with my thoughts- this valuation is insane. Yet the hordes will line up to buy in. Lemming mentality is alive and well. I do not see how FB can maintain the type of growth required to justify the valuation- it is just that simple.
Re: Facebook risks
Jacob
2/3/2012 2:50:24 AM
"Too many people are getting rich. And there's too much hype. And the public investor can't really be a part of it, because the valuation will be insane"
Scott, through IPO's the public can have a share in a company. Most of the people prefer IPO's because they can have a share at cut off rate or below that, which is less than the listed rate.
A friend of mine was mentioning to me the Class A and B stock options available to FB employees and the ramifications if they decide to sell of to make a quick buck soon after the IPO. He also said that this could cause a massive tank on the stock price. Is this legal?
Thumbs up for that analogy!
Okay so the conclusion is Sarbanes Oxley was a disaster.
It's proof that you can't legislate to outlaw cockroaches, as they will only end up crawling in some corner that you can't find.
I think that mobile is going to provide good growth for Facebook, advertising inside their app will be a good grab if they pull it off well. but even still I would not go near this IPO.
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