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A is for Alphabet (abc.xyz)
30 points by pearlsteinj 3336 days ago
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skdotdan 3336 days ago
IMHO Google/Alphabet's strategy should have been reinvesting their huge profits in buying other big companies like ARM, Nvidia or SpaceX.
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startupdiscuss 3336 days ago
With EBITDA of $24B in 2016, they could buy about a 3rd of NVIDIA. With financing they could probably buy more, but its not clear this is better than putting some of that money into replication, or earlier stage companies.
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skdotdan 3335 days ago
I know, but in 2015 or so.

Also, Softbank acquired ARM as an investment and it is already paying off.

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relics443 3336 days ago
Hasn't Google Fiber been all but shelved?
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nathanfjohnson 3336 days ago
I'm thinking of buying some of that stock.
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