"The combined yearly revenue of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft & Facebook is $1.2 trillion, >25% higher than [before] pandemic. In less than a week, those 5 giants make more in sales than McDonald’s does in a year." @ShiraOvide on where we've arrived: nytimes.com/2021/04/29/tec…
"America’s technology superpowers aren’t making bonkers dollars in spite of the deadly coronavirus and its ripple effects through the global economy. They have grown even stronger *because* of the pandemic. It’s both logical and slightly nuts."
"The dictionary doesn’t have enough superlatives to describe what’s happening to the five biggest tech companies. It’s all a bit awkward, really."
That's exactly it. I've found it hard to find language to capture Amazon's growth. You start using comic-book words.
#fulfilllment
That's exactly it. I've found it hard to find language to capture Amazon's growth. You start using comic-book words.
#fulfilllment
This might actually be the most telling quantification: "The Seattle company’s profits in the year since the pandemic started exceeded $26 billion, *more than the previous three years combined*." [emphasis mine] wsj.com/articles/amazo…
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