I think there's also value here watching heretohelp flail about unprofessionally. He may have valid points or not, but the truth is, it doesn't matter, because he's going about his crusade in a way that will turn most people off.
His conduct doesn't cast nutrivise in a great light.
I think it's important for people to realize that this is NOT a dividend scenario. No GOOG investor will gain value because of this transaction -- in fact, each GOOG investor will lose value (voting power) because of this transaction.
It might be construed as a partisan comment, but that is exactly how politics works. After working on a few campaigns (and leaving in disgust), a politician or party will gladly pocket an easy but visible decision like this in order to "steal eyes" away from other -- less positive -- changes or events.
His conduct doesn't cast nutrivise in a great light.