Current support wayyyyy down at $550 or so. Getting through the resistance of (currently) $686 would be huge. I'm not as concerned about hearing from management as you are. I own GOOG and never hear much from management. Just keep the stinking cost to do business down is all I want to see.
I think they just want to make sure everything is lined up before making public statements. This quiet period of buybacks could be so they can start a normal dividend payout program. If Jan1st comes and goes with nothing, then I’ll start to get impatient.