"We are closing in on our goal of a beautiful, simple, and intuitive experience regardless of your device," Google's chief Larry Page said in a conference call with analysts.
Shares in the online giant closed 122 points up at $1,011.4, and have risen 42% since the start of 2013.
Friday's share price rise followed the company posting a 36% jump in net profits to $2.97bn for the July-to-September period on Thursday.
Google's revenues also beat forecasts with a 12% rise year-on-year.
"We are closing in on our goal of a beautiful, simple, and intuitive experience regardless of your device," Google's chief Larry Page said in a conference call with analysts.
That, and Google making a hugely successful business model built on Free and Open Source Software in a benevolent way. It's wonderful to watch.
These are a "good thing".
Google summer of code is designed to get university students involved in real software development. For many of them it'll be their first "real world" project, and it'll also be their intro to FOSS.
Google is good for FOSS, and that's good for everyone.
Friday's share price rise followed the company posting a 36% jump in net profits to $2.97bn for the July-to-September period on Thursday.
Google's revenues also beat forecasts with a 12% rise year-on-year.
"We are closing in on our goal of a beautiful, simple, and intuitive experience regardless of your device," Google's chief Larry Page said in a conference call with analysts.
These are a "good thing".
Google summer of code is designed to get university students involved in real software development. For many of them it'll be their first "real world" project, and it'll also be their intro to FOSS.
Google is good for FOSS, and that's good for everyone.