mivox - 8:47 pm on Dec 31, 2002 (gmt 0)

the vast personal wealth an IPO can bring.

I just hope they realize at what cost that vast personal wealth usually comes. I can't think of any search companies who didn't go downhill from the users' perspective after their IPO.

If Google goes public, the only reason I can see behind it is greed (oh sure, we're making a profit... but it's not a BIG enough profit!)... and that never bodes well.