David_B <David_B@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
news:dYGdnUs9KqP69B_NnZ2dnUVZ8qKdnZ2d@bt.com:

> Virus Guy wrote:
>> http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-1...660-125-so-far
>>
>> While GOOG is halted, the rest of the world goes on trading - with 165
>> hedge funds seeking protection somewhere... QQQ is trading lower,
>> implying a $660 price for GOOG or down 12.5% on the day... so far...
>>
>> GAAP operating income in the third quarter of 2012 was $2.74 billion,
>> or 19% of revenues. This compares to GAAP operating income of $3.06
>> billion, or 31% of revenues, in the third quarter of 2011. Non-GAAP
>> operating income in the third quarter of 2012 was $3.80 billion, or 27%
>> of revenues. This compares to non-GAAP operating income of $3.63
>> billion, or 37% of revenues, in the third quarter of 2011.
>>
>> For all of you that have the various google advertising domains in
>> their hosts file - congratulations. We're all doing our part to kill
>> this internet-polluting beast.
>>
>
>
> Such a fall has made little impact if you look at the long-term
> performance!
>
> Stockmarket graph of Google http://goo.gl/E02CU

What happened in 2008 to make Google lose so much value?

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