[fancyfacebook]

I've been wondering for a few years now what it would look like if one of these tech behemoths collapsed, mainly in the context of how intertwined and globalized they all are now.

We're also not allowed to talk about how important and integrated these companies are with the defense industry, but they are. Lots of people working on lots of projects that they can't put on their resume. Some of these companies are practically governmental entities, particularly the telecoms.

Maybe too big to fail isn't the correct term, more like too integrated to fail. Market caps can move around but the apparatus must be maintained.

[ocdtrekkie]

AOL and Yahoo are now both properties of Verizon.

The idea that one of these companies could fall in a "literally just gone from the Internet" standpoint isn't realistic. They're worth too much, and someone will buy them for some amount, and keep the basics of their company online.