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Alphabet Task Force
editSee Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Google#Alphabet Task Force StudiesWorld (talk) 21:19, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
Rename Google Inc. to Alphabet Inc.?
editWhy create a new article, according to Larry Page, Google Inc. is replaced by Alphabet Inc., all shares for GOOG will be changed to Alphabet, etc. Google Inc. ceases to exist, it's practically just a rebrand. "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.", as written on abc.xyz. --YannickFran (talk) 21:29, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
- Google Inc. is not Alphabet Inc. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by McoreD (talk • contribs) 08:39, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- Because Google Inc. is still a company which is just a subsidiary of Alphabet and is still a historical company. StudiesWorld (talk) 21:31, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
- Agree. It's not 'practically just a rebrand'. JoshuaWalker | Talk 21:40, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
This is all a bit premature. If you actually read the SEC filing, technically Alphabet Inc. is a subsidiary of Google Inc. until the merger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.9.217.32 (talk) 21:48, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
- Yeah but ultimately it will become the holding company. That's what matters here. -- Chamith (talk) 13:22, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
We need to remember WP:crystal Iady391 | Talk to me here 11:47, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
This is right Google is the subsidiary not Google Inc. Googedits (talk) 09:09, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
Alphabet's company type?
editShould it be noted that the Alphabet restructing hasnt fully finished yet, and is not yet publicly traded? But the header should still have the Traded as portion. Am I mistaken? Dxvin (talk) 03:50, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
Disputed
editWe're all getting ahead of ourselves. Alphabet is still a subsidiary of Google (rather than Google a subsidiary of Alphabet). The restructuring was just announced hours ago hasn't happened yet. This article is describing future events is past or present terms. Just because there was an announcement, doesn't mean it has happened. The stock swap GOOGL/GOOG stock swap hasn't even happened yet. Although, as we speak, Google is probably transferring assets into Alphabet to prepare for the stock swap, which should be considered current events. Tcrow777 Talk 06:00, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- Talk about grasping at straws. And we wonder why we're not attracting new editors. JoshuaWalker | Talk 08:56, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
Nice work correcting the article, but I think the Process section has the definition of "merger all wrong. A merger is when two or more companies disband and fold their operations into one new company. This is a different kind of corporate restructuring that doesn't meet the definition of "merger." Tcrow777 Talk 09:15, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- Well, the SEC filing uses the word "merger," so this is all very confusing. Tcrow777 Talk 09:56, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
In popular culture section
editThis section about hooli.xyz and Silicon Valley TV series may be arguable as a relevant section for Alphabet. Some editors may opt to keep it adding some more relevant focus or link to Alphabet. Some others may prefer to delete it altogether. Your opinions are very much appreciated as this is becoming a very much frequently visited page (around 8000 views on its first day of creation and counting) for obvious reasons. werldwayd (talk) 10:19, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
Move the info to another section. Per WP:TRIVIA, the section needs to go, but I'd like to see the info moved. Tcrow777 Talk 10:31, 11 August 2015 (UTC)- Actually the section was titled "Easter eggs" earlier before I retitled it "Trivia". I am renaming it for now as "In Popular Culture" instead. I thought Easter eggs was an even more odd term to keep on the page! Naming of section can be amended, but calling it Easter eggs was unacceptable. Once we agree on relevance of content, the title may be further amended werldwayd (talk) 10:39, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- The section is still a stub. "In popular culture" isn't quite right either, because Alphabet isn't being referenced in pop culture, but rather Alphabet is referencing the series in the easter egg. "Easter egg" is actually a more focused name, and is better than either "trivia" (meaning misc. info) or "in popular culture." Tcrow777 Talk 10:59, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- Irrelevant Recent edits have made this discussion no longer relevant to the article. Tcrow777 Talk 11:52, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
abc.xyz redirect
editPresently our page Abc.xyz forwards to the page Alphabet Inc. But is there a way to also redirect a page to be named abc.xyz (with a non-capitalized A) to the same Alphabet Inc. page, as the URL is written as abc.xyz and not as Abc.xyz ... And as a curiosity how would people in general know the company, as abc dot xyZED or abc dot xyZEE ? The mind boggles... werldwayd (talk) 10:35, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- All MediaWiki mainspace pages must begin with an upper-case letter (unless the first character is not a letter). Example: abc.xyz. Only articles with the {{lowercase title}} template can display a lower-case first character, but it's really upper-case behind-the-scenes. Tcrow777 Talk 10:48, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- In plain English: it's already done and they are the same page. Tcrow777 Talk 10:51, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
Protection Required
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Ankit555551 (talk) 12:28, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- Not done requests for page protection must be made at WP:Requests for page protection - Arjayay (talk) 13:16, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
No need. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 09:58, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
Not needed: The volume of edits by IPs is low on this article. There's been, like, one or two vandal edits in total over the life of this article. Tcrow777 Talk 10:09, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
Company type
edit@Krimin killr21:The type should be listed as subsidiary until the fourth quarter when that changes. StudiesWorld (talk) 16:28, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- @StudiesWorld:The company doesn't even exist yet. It won't be a subsidiary until it's formed, when it will more or less immediately become a conglomerate. It's a legal work around that doesn't reflect the actual state or purpose of the company, nor how it will be for more than a tiny amount of time as is needed to execute the legal transition.--krimin_killr21(talk) 16:32, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- @Krimin killr21: So we should just change the type to not yet formed. StudiesWorld (talk) 17:47, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- @StudiesWorld:The status perhaps, but not company type. This is a proposed conglomerate holding company. This article is essentially about a proposed but yet unrealised company structure. We should reflect the type of proposed company. I'll add a status tag of proposed company or something along those lines.--krimin_killr21(talk) 17:53, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
News is coming fast
editJust now, The New York Times writes an interesting article.
Headline-1: Alphabet? Google Might Get Some Letters
QUOTE: "One can only assume that before Larry Page and Sergey Brin chose Alphabet as the name for their new holding company, they Googled it. ... Alphabet is the name that Mr. Page and Mr. Brin, Google’s founders, have given the newly created parent entity that will house the Google search business and several smaller holdings like Nest, a maker of smart thermostats, and Calico, a company focused on longevity. ... " -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 10:04, 12 August 2015 (UTC) -- PS: “Don’t worry,” Mr. Page wrote on that home page. “We’re still getting used to the name too!”
I don't think it's worth a mention yet. Iady391 | Talk to me here 13:41, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
New names for some "Google ..." formatted subsidiaries?
editIt appears that some of the companies previously called "Google something" are going to drop the Google from their name. Examples: Google Fiber -> Fiber,[1], Google Ventures -> Ventures,[2] Google Capital -> Capital,[3] and Google X -> X.[4] . Thoughts on how to handle that? Obviously some of those names are a bit generic - so just Fiber (company)? --Varnent (talk)(COI) 15:37, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
Let's wait and see what the decide to name them first.
I'd personally go with Fiber (Alphabet Inc.) though Iady391 | Talk to me here 15:53, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
- We shouldn't rush to decide articles name yet. Per WP:COMMONNAME we have to use commonly recognizable names. Google's Fiber network is still prominent as "Google Fiber", not "Fiber (Alphabet Inc.)". Even most reliable sources still call it "Google Fiber" at the moment. This could change after the restructuring is complete. Until then I think we should keep using "Google Fiber" as the article title. We have to establish a consensus on specific Wikiproject nevertheless. -- Chamith (talk) 16:07, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
- I was basically saying lets wait until the restructuring is complete, but I was giving my personal preference on what could happen. Iady391 | Talk to me here 16:12, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
- Yeah, I didn't mean to ping you straightforwardly. I removed it afterwards. My bad. Just wanted to participate in the discussion. -- Chamith (talk) 16:14, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
Future plans do not represent present facts. Wikipedia isn't a crystal ball, we change articles after real life changes are realized. Tcrow777 Talk 10:08, 13 August 2015 (UTC) Also, there is no suggestion in those link that Google Fiber or Google X were changing since they never stated that. I think they may have been using shorthand. StudiesWorld (talk) 10:37, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
Relevance in lead section
editSomeone has challenged the relevance of the last two sentences in the top section. IMO, these sentences are absolutely relevant. The CEO of Alphabet and future CEO of Google is absolutely relevant, as well as the stock tickers, which is probably the first piece of info web searchers would want to know. Many casual skim readers will be looking for info on corporate leadership and Google/Alphabet stock, which is why this info needs to be above the fold. Tcrow777 Talk 10:26, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
- I definitely agree with that because while we don't state the future as fact we should state the proposed future as a plan. StudiesWorld (talk) 10:32, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
- Yes, I think it's relevant at the moment. However, it'll become trivial as the situation progresses. -- Chamith (talk) 13:42, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry but I'm reverting this back. This is not consensus. Keep the tags and allow the discussions to flow for several days. This is not relevant at all for the lead. It is entirely irrelevant for the Alphabet article to state in the lead who will lead Google. This relevant for the Google article but not for Alphabet lead section. Furthermore, a lead is a concise summary of the article that does not have to include intricate details important for a specialised audience. The lead is a general overview of the subject. Intricate details go into the body, not the lead. For this reason I'm restating back the tags, as this discussion was started yesterday and one day and only 3 people is not enough to conclude there is consensus. —Ahnoneemoos (talk) 21:56, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
- However, Google is the largest part of Alphabet and a general user will want to know who will be leading one of the largest companies in the world. StudiesWorld (talk) 22:51, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
- But not on the lead of this article. —Ahnoneemoos (talk) 23:31, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
- I am going to try and rephrase this in a more appropriate way. If you disagree please readd the tags if you disagree. StudiesWorld (talk) 01:03, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
- really like what you did. Is anyone NOT satisfied with this? I believe we have reached consensus. —Ahnoneemoos (talk) 13:19, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
- Wait, still don't like the fact we still mention the ticker symbols in the lead. That's unnecessary in the lead but fine in the body. —Ahnoneemoos (talk) 13:35, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
- But, that is the primary identifier of many companies. So, I think that until we add it to the infobox it should stay in the lede. StudiesWorld (talk) 16:59, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
- I'm fine with adding it to the infobox. However, it's not crucial to be mentioned in the opening sentence of the article. -- Chamith (talk) 17:20, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
- But, that is the primary identifier of many companies. So, I think that until we add it to the infobox it should stay in the lede. StudiesWorld (talk) 16:59, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
- I am going to try and rephrase this in a more appropriate way. If you disagree please readd the tags if you disagree. StudiesWorld (talk) 01:03, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
- But not on the lead of this article. —Ahnoneemoos (talk) 23:31, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
- What about "Following the restructuring, Google stock will be converted into Alphabet stock, and continue trading under the same ticker symbols."? The information is already available within the article, so IMO that's a decent middle ground for the lead. I'm OK with taking Sundar Pichai out of the lead, as long as he is still mentioned in the main body. Tcrow777 Talk 12:22, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
- We already agreed to keep Sundar Pichai. But, I support the solution about the ticker symbols. StudiesWorld (talk) 01:10, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
Alphabet status
editSo if you look at the copyright citation at the end of https://abc.xyz, it says Alphabet Inc. This means that the company has already been legally incorporated enough to hold copyright. While the merger hasn't taken place yet as far as we know, the company still exists. We ought to continue speaking in the future tense about the company as far as how to it will end up, but it suspect that its current status is as a dummy subsidiary of Google until the merger takes place. I think it would be inappropriate to talk about the company in its present status in the article as it's just that way as a legal expedient; instead, we should talk about how it is going to function in the long run, that being as the parent-umbrella company like we do now. --krimin_killr21(talk) 07:12, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
New NEWS today, for future editing
editLarry Page interview reveals some of the recent/past history of Alphabet, Inc.
Headline-1: In rare appearance, Larry Page discusses new Alphabet structure
QUOTE: "(Reuters) - In a rare public appearance, Google co-founder and Alphabet Inc CEO Larry Page explained why he was spurred to create a whole new structure for the company he created with Sergey Brin almost two decades ago.
"I want to push the envelope for what's possible for an innovative company with large resources," he said during a Q&A session with Fortune editor Alan Murray at the magazine's Global Forum 2015 in San Francisco.
He said the new company would operate a little bit like a venture capital firm, a little bit like Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, whom Page admires." -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 00:13, 4 November 2015 (UTC) -- PS: FYI for future editing.
'Loon' must mean 'baloon' (for networks)
editWhat will they think of next? Whatever works?
Headline-1: India might be the next to adopt Project Loon, Alphabet's ambitious Internet plan
QUOTE: "Project Loon's next test location might be India, according to Alphabet and the Indian government. It follows an announcement last week that three major carriers in Indonesia would test Alphabet's Internet balloon program next year.
Alphabet, the holding company responsible for Google and Nest Labs, has been testing the balloons for over a year. In that time, it has improved accuracy, time spent in the air, and Internet range. The company now believes it is in a position to offer the balloons as an alternative to traditional networking." -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 20:57, 4 November 2015 (UTC) -- PS: FYI for future editing consideration.
The "Restructuring process" doesn't make sense
editSo, at very beginning, A is G's subsidiary. Then a dummy subsidiary of A (a grandchildren company of G then) created: let's call it D. Then G merged with its grandchildren company D, so it became A's subsidiary. But how could "The post-merger subsidiary, no longer a dummy, changed its name to "Alphabet Inc.""? "Post-merger subsidiary" here could be ambiguous, but followed by "no longer a dummy", I assume it means the one created by merging of G and D. Obviously this G+D company, which was and still is a subsidiary of A, should be Google now; while the original A, should still be Alphabet Inc..--fireattack (talk) 06:15, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
It allowed Google to focus on internet Googedits (talk) 09:11, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
YouTube is missing?
editwhy is youtube missing from the article? wasn't it owned by this company since the foundation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.2.115.68 (talk • contribs) 22:30, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
- YouTube is mentioned in the article. YouTube, like many other Internet services, is still under the Google umbrella. This graphic shows the relations well. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 22:33, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
Disambiguation needed
editDisambiguation needed https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Alphabet Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.160.59.197 (talk) 16:12, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
David Drummond / Ruth Porat
editApparently the David Drummond (Google) article says the following: "David Carl Drummond is Google's Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer. [...] He is the Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Alphabet Inc."; though I doubt that he is both, an exec of Google and Alphabet. The latter was added by Pmsyyz in a rather bare-bones manor and completely unsourced. Further indications against this claim could be his disambiguator literally being "Google", and the respective dab page not having been updated since (two+ years now). Furthermore, Ruth Porat had a similar issue applied in this edit by Jerrystevens, simply changing "Google" to "Alphabet" as company she is CFO of (likely as part of a communication issue with the prior edit adding that Alphabet is a subsidiary of Google). Could anybody fact-check these? If they turn out to be untrue, they should be reverted and both key people moved to Google's infobox. Lordtobi (✉) 12:34, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
- Regarding Drummond he is just it for Google as per this source.[5] However with Porat she does hold both positions as per.[6] --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 12:42, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
- I believe you mean Drummond just for Alphabet (like it is in the source)? Anyway, although I don't doubt Bloomberg's reliability, these 'overview'-esque pages are not usually satisfactory. Nontheless, I'll edit out both pages to reflect what is said, yet I hope be find better sources for the cases at some point. Lordtobi (✉) 12:47, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
- Oh yeah. I meant just for Alphabet not Google, but I found two better sources. [7][8] Some sources only mentioned his role as SVP, whereas some only mentioned his role as CLO, but thankfully the first source mentions both. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 12:58, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
- Great find! I have incorporated both into his article. Lordtobi (✉) 13:04, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
- Oh yeah. I meant just for Alphabet not Google, but I found two better sources. [7][8] Some sources only mentioned his role as SVP, whereas some only mentioned his role as CLO, but thankfully the first source mentions both. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 12:58, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
- I believe you mean Drummond just for Alphabet (like it is in the source)? Anyway, although I don't doubt Bloomberg's reliability, these 'overview'-esque pages are not usually satisfactory. Nontheless, I'll edit out both pages to reflect what is said, yet I hope be find better sources for the cases at some point. Lordtobi (✉) 12:47, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
DIVISIONS
editBusiness segment (Business Division) or simply Division is used to categories each business or services a company is in and they operate as corporate units in the case of Disney or subsidiaries in case of Time Warner.
- Google is an operating subsidiary of Alphabet incorporated as Google LLC under the laws of Delaware. By our definition, that is not a division. If you can provide sources that say Google is not incorporated, and as such a division, the info may be inserted, though as long as that is not the case, it shall not be included in the article. Lordtobi (✉) 16:43, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
- Template:Infobox company says
The primary functional or operational business divisions of a company, listed alphabetically. These divisions align with the internal organizational structure of the company and may or may not align with the company's legally incorporated subsidiaries. If there is more than one entry, use ubl to format the entries. If there are more than five divisions and the article body lists them or discusses them, consider linking to that part of the article rather than listing them in the infobox.
--Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 19:53, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
CEO-Employee Pay Ratio
editAlright, I'm not sure if someone just reversed the numbers or what, but there is no way that the median employee at Alphabet inc earns ~140,000x as much per year as Larry Page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HackneyedTrope (talk • contribs) 01:40, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
- The relevant source is right there. In salary, Page makes $1 a year, while the median Alphabet employee makes close to $200k. Obviously Page still has large shareholdings in Alphabet, and otherwise a large fortune, but the Bloomberg article specifically talks about employee-CEO salary disparity. Lordtobi (✉) 05:39, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
Pay ratio -- add to info box
editI would like to see the pay ratio, and possibly associated data like median pay and CEO pay added to the infobox. I have mentioned this article where I requested a "pay ratio" parameter be added to the infobox for that purpose: Template_talk:Infobox_company#Pay_ratio. --David Tornheim (talk) 13:39, 28 May 2019 (UTC)
Revenue -- Info Box Link
editHow does one link the revenue in the info box to internally link it to the wiki "Revenue" article? Besides "Number of Employees," it is the only title unlinked. Rexlikescheese (talk) 16:16, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
- Rexlikescheese, infoboxes for companies are uniform across all pages that use it (they use the same template), so this does not only affect Alphabet. I would assume that, on grounds that revenue is a word most people would understand, the link was excluded per WP:OVERLINK. If you would like to have this changed, please discuss it at Template talk:Infobox company. Regards, Lordtobi (✉) 16:47, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
CEO to Worker Pay Ratio
editWhile it is true that Larry Page receives 1$ a year as his paycheck, it‘s quite disingenuous to use that for a 'pay ratio'... De facto he still makes much more than the median worker... I propose removing the entire section as it serves no real purpose other than to mislead and confuse readers. 2A02:8109:A33F:F27C:523:AB32:6EF1:24A6 (talk) 18:36, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
Removed the section as no additional changes have been made to change what can only be described as a misleading picture that seems to add an advertising twist to the page. Mpkossen (talk) 22:36, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
De facto he still makes much more than the median worker
- Source for this? He might make money through share payouts, but he has virtually no salary. This is in contrast to other companies where the CEO is given a sizable slaray in the millions in addition to share payouts. Lordtobi (✉) 06:43, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- Source: https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032315/why-did-larry-page-pay-himself-salary-only-1-year-google.asp Mpkossen (talk) 12:33, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- This source really just explains what I stated above. Page (and apparently also Brin) only get a symbolic $1 salary, with their wealth rising only with Alphabet's value. This is different from (e.g.) Disney, where Bob Iger also owns a large chunk of shares and additionally bags $66 million annually. I'm not opposed to displaying this contrast in the article but the content should not outright be removed. Lordtobi (✉) 13:02, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- Source: https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032315/why-did-larry-page-pay-himself-salary-only-1-year-google.asp Mpkossen (talk) 12:33, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
- I question the relevance of the section as a whole, as the sole purpose of it seemed to be highlighting the CEO-to-worker compensation ratio, which paints a misleading picture. Mpkossen (talk) 19:30, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 6 December 2019
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"Our company is operating well today, but we think we can make it cleaner and more accountable. So we are creating a new company, called Alphabet. I am really excited to be running Alphabet as CEO with help from my capable partner, Sergey, as President" (Page, Larry, G is for Google, https://abc.xyz). Larry Page is the CEO of Alphabet inc, while Sergey Brin is president. The article states this much in the first paragraph, but under the "key people" headline it lists that Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet's subsidiary, Google is the CEO of the company. I recommend that Sundar Pichai (CEO) be replaced with Larry Page (CEO), the true CEO of the company, as well as adding Sergey Brin (President) to the "key people" list as president of the company. Ryzen9tendo (talk) 01:40, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
- Not done: Reliable sources report that Sundar Pichai has been named the CEO of Alphabet and that Page and Brin have stepped down from the CEO and President positions, respectively. – Levivich 02:54, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
Former Names
editFour Seasons Apartment of Paramount and Alphabet Incentive were formed in Paramount, California by Fred Phelps. They Both Should Have Began as Ward Line and Should Have Became Alphabet Inc. in Googleplex, Mountain View, California.--69.209.0.192 (talk) 16:51, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 25 August 2021
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Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mountain View, California. It was created through a restructuring of Google on October 2, 2015,[2] and became the parent company of Google and several former Google subsidiaries.[3][4][5] The two co-founders of Google remained as controlling shareholders, board members, and employees at Alphabet. Alphabet is the world's fourth-largest technology company by revenue and one of the world's most valuable companies.[6][7]
To
Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mountain View, California. It was created through a restructuring of Google on October 2, 2015,[2] and became the parent company of Google and several former Google subsidiaries.[3][4][5] The two co-founders of Google remained as controlling shareholders, board members, and employees at Alphabet. Alphabet is the world's third-largest technology company by revenue and one of the world's most valuable companies.[6][7]
"World's third largest technology company by revenue"
Thanks
hmnsh.sharma@gmail.com 2405:204:328B:66D1:BCE6:BBBD:BD99:1ED3 (talk) 14:03, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
- Do you have a reliable source supporting the change from "fourth" to "third"? OhNoitsJamie Talk 14:04, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
- Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:11, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Larry and Sergey
edit@Farzam.akbarian86: Do not edit-war. Discuss here, where you may explain your unexplained content removal. Communication is required on Wikipedia to achieve consensus, and failure to do so may be considered disruptive behavior. Thank you. InfiniteNexus (talk) 22:36, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
Search
editLet's add https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Google_Search "Search" under Products in the sidebar widget. Seems extremely silly not to have their most important product there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:98B:C300:22D0:7E71:FE54:2A6F:B1DA (talk) 01:26, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
New cat
editPlease could somebody add Category:Companies in the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 ? 78.148.152.27 (talk) 22:45, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
Beautiful
editExcellent learning and understanding for young ones 41.4.7.53 (talk) 18:56, 30 June 2024 (UTC)