Storksforlegs@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoElon May Have a Huge Issue Because Microsoft Owns the “X” Trademarkfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down10
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minus-squarethreetimes@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoMarket capitalization means that every share of MSFT combined at the current price is worth $2.6T. The company has $100B cash on hand. That’s actual cash and investments that could be easily converted to cash. Substantially less than $2 trillion.
minus-squareAphoticDev@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoOh, only a $100 billion? Wow what poors, guess they’re fucked.
minus-squaremaynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoYeah, but by that logic, Musk isn’t a billionaire either.
minus-squareknotthatone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoAnd as a public company, Microsoft has a lot more options to leverage their equity than a private company or individual does.
minus-squareFeydaikin@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIsn’t that still a fuck-ton more than what any of their competitors have at their disposal?
Market capitalization means that every share of MSFT combined at the current price is worth $2.6T. The company has $100B cash on hand. That’s actual cash and investments that could be easily converted to cash. Substantially less than $2 trillion.
Oh, only a $100 billion? Wow what poors, guess they’re fucked.
Yeah, but by that logic, Musk isn’t a billionaire either.
And as a public company, Microsoft has a lot more options to leverage their equity than a private company or individual does.
Isn’t that still a fuck-ton more than what any of their competitors have at their disposal?