http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5095...l?tag=nefd_top
Is this the article ?
If google goes public, they will begin to lose their support slowly from educational centers that adore them as they once adored Yahoo! and Nutscrape.
They will have to become more ROI orientated, and the bean counters may gradually kill it. And there is always room for more search engines on the horizon...
I.E. msn's "google killer," I've never liked M$ tactics, but when they come after your business, you better get the capital to defend it. If you don't, you will be the next Nutscrape...looking for a firesale buyer.
So, Google HAS TO GO PUBLIC before M$'s search is integrated into Longhorn, Hotmail, and M$ comes out with ad free educational solutions, custom business solutions integrated right into Office.
But... Google with a market cap of 15 billion?
I hope they don't turn into another AV.