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Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%

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Re: Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%

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Post by lizknope »

skrebbel wrote: post #58
gmerc wrote: post #13

Ya well, startups are just low risk R&D facilities in service of big tech now https://centreforaileadership.org/resources/opinion_startups...

This is not new in any way. Famously, Cisco has done this for decades, having been on a nonstop mad acquisition spree since the nineties, and more than once even acquiring companies that started as Cisco spin-out. Also many of Google’s flagship products come from acquisitions. Eg Android, Docs, YouTube, their entire ad network, Firebase, DeepMind, lots more. This isn’t easy! Equally famously, Microsoft routinely botc…

Cadence is one of the big companies in EDA (Electronic Design Automation - semiconductor chip design software)

I met someone that left to go to a startup and was bought by Cadence. He did this 5 times and about 2-3 years later Cadence would buy the startup he was at. He just couldn't get away.

Re: Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%

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Post by queenkjuul »

bdangubic wrote: post #173
queenkjuul wrote: post #170

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would you think I'm saying that

Are you saying that just because maga people say something is true that it is actually true?

So why would i also be saying that

Re: Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%

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Post by queenkjuul »

bdangubic wrote: post #175
queenkjuul wrote: post #168

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Lmao you don't know anything about what i read or believe, and i don't use social media. Are you arguing that every act of corruption is of precisely equal magnitude and consequence?

nope, I am educated so I don't write silly blanket statements like this without having something to back it up with. I am not saying that it less, equal or more corruption cause this is something that you cannot measure. you can only believe crap you read (depending on your politics you will be in one or the other echochamber) and then go "oh, the 'magnitute' of corruption is now "bigger/smaller/equal" than in ____ […

Ok, so you do actually believe there's no difference in degree. You can just say as much.

Re: Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%

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Post by queenkjuul »

bdangubic wrote: post #180
wredcoll wrote: post #179

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Since this thread has mostly been for the benefit of others reading it, let me close with this: It's fine, good even, to be unhappy with e.g, joe biden and want someone better, however you define that. It is very much not fine to not vote or vote for trump because getting trump is 1000 times worse and there is no conceivable world where electing trump leads to a better outcome for us.

100% agree with every single word you said. I hope the country gets wise (somehow we always manage, see 2020) for 2026/2028 cycle...

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Re: Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%

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Post by queenkjuul »

bdangubic wrote: post #162
queenkjuul wrote: post #152

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If you think Biden is corrupt surely you're completely crashing out about Trump. Or do you only care about corruption when it's not your team?

Biden is a 5+ decades politician, he is corrupted and has had every fiber of being sold to the highest bidder over and over again. it is you that care about “which team you are on” - not me. I have been a democrat my entire life and will continue to be so especially now that alternative barely exists but I also posses intelligence to know that democrats (especially fucking establishment ones like biden) are corrupt t…

What team am i on?

Why do you think I said Biden isn't corrupt?

I'm well aware of how corrupt Democrats are. You seem unaware of how corrupt Trump is.

Re: Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%

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Post by bdangubic »

queenkjuul wrote: post #184
bdangubic wrote: post #180

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100% agree with every single word you said. I hope the country gets wise (somehow we always manage, see 2020) for 2026/2028 cycle...

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well since we don't really get to pick much you get to pick the worst of two evils. like 2am at a bar and there are two of the ugliest people sitting and waiting - you know you are taking one home so... ;)

Re: Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%

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Post by bdangubic »

queenkjuul wrote: post #185
bdangubic wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Biden is a 5+ decades politician, he is corrupted and has had every fiber of being sold to the highest bidder over and over again. it is you that care about “which team you are on” - not me. I have been a democrat my entire life and will continue to be so especially now that alternative barely exists but I also posses intelligence to know that democrats (especially fucking establishment ones like biden) are corrupt t…

What team am i on? Why do you think I said Biden isn't corrupt? I'm well aware of how corrupt Democrats are. You seem unaware of how corrupt Trump is.

not sure where you are getting that I am "unaware" of the corruption, just not sure where you are all getting "oh, the 'degree and magnitude' of corruption is now 'much worse' than it was before" when in fact this isn't something you can back up reasonably so it is just shooting the breeze without anything to back it up with. they are all the same mate, all the same ;)

Re: Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%

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Post by bdangubic »

queenkjuul wrote: post #183
bdangubic wrote: post #175

Earlier quoted context omitted.

nope, I am educated so I don't write silly blanket statements like this without having something to back it up with. I am not saying that it less, equal or more corruption cause this is something that you cannot measure. you can only believe crap you read (depending on your politics you will be in one or the other echochamber) and then go "oh, the 'magnitute' of corruption is now "bigger/smaller/equal" than in ____ […

Ok, so you do actually believe there's no difference in degree. You can just say as much.

I have said so, in like 13 comments in this thread
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