"Google Inc, the world's No 1 Web search provider, filed with U.S. regulators on Thursday to become a publicly listed company, saying it would sell as much as $2.7 billion in stock in a widely expected initial public offering," reports Reuters.
"To counter possible takeovers, Google said it has created a dual-class voting structure that would give its founders 'significant control' over its fate. The structure is common in the media industry, but rare among technology companies."
Comment: Well, gee, Google is a media company....
