newriver - 2:04 am on Apr 6, 2002 (gmt 0)

Has anybody thought of this reason for the lawsuit?

Google has identified themselves as a "Pre-IPO" company as recently as the job recruitment link a few days ago. What is the last thing a company getting ready to go public needs?

-Bad Press, or a lawsuit.

Shame on Overture for exploiting this fact and trying to sue Google. It is painfully obvious to me they sued in hopes Google will settle quickly out of court so they can make this bad press go away, and they can focus on their upcoming IPO.