See GOOG vs. GOOGL: All You Need to Know About the Google Stock ... at https://duckduckgo.com/l/?kh=-1&uddg=htt... And The Motley Fool at http://www.fool.com/investing/general/20...

(GOOGL) $554.51 at 281.67 Million Shares

(GOOG) $544.94 at 337.25 Million Shares

Can Class A shares (GOOGL) and Class C shares (GOOG) be combined to one share in the near future. Also what is the point of this. Why can't google be like Apple and Microsoft and have one stock ticker?