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by crashandburn4 4424 days ago
>My prediction: Alibaba is on a path to take over the world.

I couldn't ask about some sources/information on this? I've only been tangentially aware of alibaba, reading the odd news story here and there, I'd be interested to hear what has inspired such strong words on the subject as that makes me think maybe there's something I'm missing about them.
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alaskamiller 4424 days ago
Start with that YouTube video at 1.5x

Then look at this http://qz.com/206283/all-the-western-companies-youd-have-to-...

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nemothekid 4424 days ago
The Quartz article is eye opening, but then I also realized Google also operates in a very similar fashion, and alot of those entities have Google counterparts.

What will be interesting from the IPO would be to know if there is a single cash cow (like Google's Adwords) or if theres are more healthy split

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