Google's Cloudy Future

By Chris Hill – Updated Apr 6, 2017 at 9:52PM

NASDAQ: GOOGL

Alphabet

Market Cap

$2,138B

Today's Change

(10.22%) $15.95

Current Price

$171.95

Price as of April 26, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

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On today's edition of "MarketFoolery," the daily conversation from The Motley Fool, we discuss the following topics:

With tablet sales on the rise, will Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) new cloud-based notebook computer be a game-changer for the industry?

Google's Chrome operating system has Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows system squarely in its sights. Which tech giant should investors be betting on to win this battle?

Shares of Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) fell today after the company lowered guidance and said more jobs cuts were on the way. What's the biggest opportunity for struggling Cisco?

And after 16 years as CEO of Cisco Systems, is it time for John Chambers to hand the reins to someone new? Our analysts weigh in.

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Chris Hill owns shares of Microsoft and Cisco Systems. Google and Microsoft are Motley Fool Inside Value recommendations. Google is a Motley Fool Rule Breakers recommendation. The Fool has created a bull call spread position on Cisco Systems. Motley Fool Options has recommended a diagonal call position on Microsoft. The Fool owns shares of Google, and Microsoft. Alpha Newsletter Account, LLC owns shares of Cisco Systems and Microsoft.

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