Google misses revenue targets: spends too much on Glass?

[HEXUS]

This marks the fifth consecutive quarter the search giant has fallen short of estimates.

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[Dooms]

I hope this doesn't mean Google will stop pouring money into R&D to keep the shareholders happy, ok some of their ideas fail but at least they are trying new things!

[cptwhite_uk]

Absolutely, we need innovators. I think it would be short sighted of shareholders. Investment in these kinds of projects is about securing market leadership for industries in their infancy.

[shaithis]

In percentage terms, they really didn't miss by much......are those differences really classed as missing the target?

The difference between 14.48bn and 14.61 is about 0.8%

[cheesemp]

In percentage terms, they really didn't miss by much......are those differences really classed as missing the target?

The difference between 14.48bn and 14.61 is about 0.8%

It crazy that such a small miss on such good profits is classified as bad. It sad how short sighted stock holding is nowadays. It always how much profit can I have this quarter instead of how much profit can I have in 10 years time. Wish more investors where like warren buffet...

[mtcn77]

If one of the two executive officers is an idiot, it isn't Larry Page's fault.