20 Years Ago. They lose 70 BILLION dollars, and their next play is to throw money into something called Alibaba. 17.7 billion in 2020 dollars is nothing by co

20 Years Ago. They lose 70 BILLION dollars, and their next play is to throw money into something called Alibaba. 17.7 billion in 2020 dollars is nothing by comparison. $70B then is over $100B in today dollars. That is like saying "i hope that blackjack player learned to never double down", because they lost a hand.