GOOG split in early April to create a third class of shares (Class C) that allows the founders to maintain control the company through their shares (Class B) fo

GOOG split in early April to create a third class of shares (Class C) that allows the founders to maintain control the company through their shares (Class B) for the foreseeable future. They had issued so many Class A shares, their 10:1 voting rights were becoming diminished. Neither company cares about the comparison.