john316 - 9:23 pm on Oct 4, 2003 (gmt 0)

It's not exactly a "given" that google could do a successful IPO, when a company goes public it is not based on what they have, but where they are going.

We know that google has a terrific business but the question that the analyst/investor community is perenially asking is this:

How much growth is in this thing?

When you already have 80% market share, growth potential is a bit slim.