Apparently on Tuesday of the previous week, March 1, there were fifty eight malicious applications that were downloaded off the Android market Google was not aware of. The details were not too informative other than the apps were downloaded onto 260,000 devices until Google terminated its connection. The stock has depreciated over 3.5% since markets opened Tuesday the 1st after Presidents Day.
Apparently, unlike Apple Inc. or Blackberry, Google doesn't have employees designated to monitor the apps submitted to the store. They have a more reactive approach than their competitors proactive stance. Google has reportedly said to be taking action to keep future malicious applications off the Android market, but did not reveal what kind of steps they will be using. The article that I read was on Monday, March 9th, as a finance major I am fascinated by the markets response to news. We are taught that you cannot invest using just public information and if you did you may be too late to capitalize on Google's missteps. Nothing against Google as an organization all together, but it is amazing how efficient the market can and should be!
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703883504576186810666183384.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection
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