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Old 10-31-2003, 11:51 AM  
WiredGuy
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Originally posted by sweet7
Why would Google sell to Microsoft when their IPO could bring more than 14 Billion?

The IPO would only make a certain percentage of the company public. I imagine that Page and Brin will keep a significant percentage of the shares to themselves, so MS would have to pay more than $14 billion for a direct buyout unless they just want partial ownership.

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