The performance of Google Contrast

Google Inc. at the time. decreasing profits, due to the cost accounting of U.S. $ 1.1 billion. Google still has the discipline and performance far better than all competitors, and until now still qualified.

However, the news on Thursday that Google does not lift the stock out of more than two percent to U.S. $ 298.32. This indicates a decrease in investor still not sure whether the company is able to shine in the midst of economic gloom.

Google currently has revenues in the fourth quarter rose 18 percent to U.S. $ 5.7 billion. This is the first time since Google's stock exchange signed in 2004, where quarterly revenue had not increased less than 30 percent.

Google's performance compared with the amount of the performance of rivals, Microsoft. Far from the performance expectations with plans to sack 5000 workers during the 18 months ahead, a result of the global crisis.

Google management also issued several warnings in konferensinya. Because of the challenges ahead and the more frightening the more competitors in this virtual world.