Always interesting to see how people see things like this. The only undisputable fact is that several punters will make zillions as a result of the IPO .... while those who want a bit of the action have to takes their chance

Here's one view as why an IPO
http://technologyspectator.com.au/em...-ditch-its-ipo

Lance Wiggs in the NBR did a good analysis on Facebook and its metrics and came to the conclusion its not for him. Plenty of nice charts about user numbers and how much profit per user etc

http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/opinion...pics-ck-108811

My view - of course the hype will make this a great IPO