Comment by sumedh
18 days ago
> Where our platforms are controlled by power hungry megacorporations and our software is over-engineered garbage.
So similar to IBM in the 80s. Time for a scrappy little startup to disrupt the industry.
18 days ago
> Where our platforms are controlled by power hungry megacorporations and our software is over-engineered garbage.
So similar to IBM in the 80s. Time for a scrappy little startup to disrupt the industry.
> So similar to IBM in the 80s
In 1980 IBM earned 3.56 billion dollars[1] (15 adjusted for inflation). Apple earned 416.16 billion in 2025, Alphabet 402.8 billion.
[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/17/business/earnings-ibm-net...