Talk:Google

Unprotect the page

You need to unprotect the page.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Coddan Ercin (talk • contribs)

@Coddan Ercin: Not done: requests for decreases to the page protection level should be directed to the protecting admin or to Wikipedia:Requests for page protection if the protecting admin is not active or has declined the request. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 09:58, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Sadly unlikely as many of the IP edits would be unconstructive and it would take up a load of time removing them. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter etc are semiprotected for the same reason.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 05:01, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Not done: a user has checked that this page has been semi-protected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HTMLCAN (talk • contribs) 19:18, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Needs a extensive rewrite

Alphabet Inc. will replace Google Inc. as the publicly-traded entity and all shares of Google will automatically convert into the same number of shares of Alphabet, with all of the same rights. Google will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet. Our two classes of shares will continue to trade on Nasdaq as GOOGL and GOOG. http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/google-alphabet.html

--Cameron Scott (talk) 20:55, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Google#Alphabet Task Force StudiesWorld (talk) 21:17, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 August 2015

Google is now owned by Alphabet, Inc. Add that to Google's parent organization. Sources: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/google-alphabet.html RobertWebb38 (talk) 02:27, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Already done -- Chamith (talk) 03:35, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Google Died?

Just because Google is now a subsidiary of Alphabet does NOT mean Google is defunct. It means it's still there, but owned by a different company. Please remove the false "Defunct" thingy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:601:8C00:EE:8038:A7DD:CA19:6455 (talk) 04:03, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Some people have been rushing to kill off Google on the basis of news reports. The change to ownership by Alphabet has not taken place yet and the article should make this clear.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 05:10, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Alphabet

The change of ownership by Alphabet is ongoing and this article needs to be updated to reflect that. The stock swap hasn't happened yet. Don't post future and present events as past events unless you have reliable sources that the changes have already happened. Tcrow777 ^Talk 06:22, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

This whole thing is confusing. I wonder for which articles this new ownership is going to affect. Do we have to change the |parent parameter of every single article concerning Google subsidiaries? Because, as some sources point out some subsidiaries will continue to remain as a part of Google. Such as Youtube -- Chamith (talk) 06:34, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Yes, that's true. Basically, everything directly Internet-related will remain with Google, including Android, Chrome, YouTube, Maps, etc. Google X, Google Capital and Google Ventures will move to Alphabet. I don't know whether Google Fiber will be transferred, as it's an ISP, not just an Internet service. Tcrow777 ^Talk 09:34, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

From the SEC filing

On August 10, 2015, Google Inc. (“Google”) announced plans to create a new public holding company, Alphabet Inc. (“Alphabet”), and a new operating structure to increase management scale and focus on its consolidated businesses. Under the new operating structure, its main Google business will include search, ads, maps, apps, YouTube and Android and the related technical infrastructure (the “Google business”). Businesses such as Calico, Nest, and Fiber, as well as its investing arms, such as Google Ventures and Google Capital, and incubator projects, such as Google X, will be managed separately from the Google business.

Tcrow777 ^Talk 09:52, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 August 2015

203.196.145.98 (talk) 07:19, 11 August 2015 (UTC) CEO of google is now Sundar Pichai.please change

Nevermind, it was done by someone else. -- Chamith (talk) 08:03, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

I've added a citation needed tag to the claim. Tcrow777 ^Talk 08:39, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

No he isn't. Not yet. He will only assume that position once the restructuring process is completed. At this moment, it is still in progress.  --Lambiam 11:39, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Not so fast, it's all in the future

The restructuring process is complex and will take a considerable amount of time. As of today

• Larry Page is still CEO of Google;
• Google is not a subsidiary of Alphabet;
• the stock traded under GOOG and GOOGL is still Google stock.

Let us refrain from reporting the envisaged changes as if they have already been implemented. Most likely the process will largely unfold as planned, but there may well be some modifications, so precog reporting in the style of "The Minority Report" can result in misleading inaccuracies.  --Lambiam 11:37, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for posting this Lambiam. It's tragic how some people fail to realize that this whole situation is a work in progress. It's not like everything is restructured with a click of button. The process takes time.--Chamith (talk) 11:57, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Fully concur with ChamithN. It takes a lot of paperwork to complete such a dramatic corporate restructuring, especially for big public companies like Google. What they announced yesterday will take months to implement. --Coolcaesar (talk) 12:23, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

It will be fully implemented by the beginning of the fourth quarter. StudiesWorld (talk) 13:21, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 August 2015

Changing the Larry Page (CEO) to Sundar Pichai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_Pichai ) Cs.mukulgarg (talk) 15:00, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

•  Not done Sundar Pichai was announced as the next CEO yesterday, but this is due to happen after the Alphabet restructuring process.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 15:10, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 August 2015

CEO Sundar Pichai Bishesh Naik (talk) 18:02, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

@Bishesh Naik: Please see Wikipedia:CRYSTAL Iady391 | Talk to me here 18:25, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

there's more than one chromebooks

" and the browser-only Chrome OS for a netbook known as a Chromebook."

this is not very accurate or explanatory and can be phrased much better:

" and the cloud focused Chrome OS for a netbook class known as Chromebooks" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:648:3044:3800:D4DB:8648:F901:6E9D (talk) 08:02, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Partly done: I took a third option and decided on something in the middle: "and the browser-only Chrome OS for a class of netbooks known as Chromebooks." Tcrow777 ^Talk 10:50, 13 August 2015 (UTC)