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Statistical evidence would say no.
by mixmax 18y ago
Statistical evidence would say no.
- maurycy 18y agoWhat statistical evidence says so? The oldest large tech companies have mere 50 years, and they still seem to do more or less fine (eg, IBM, Apple, Microsoft).
- reconbot 18y agoWe're so young as a society. Wake me when google's 1500 years old.
- maurycy 18y agoSuch argument refutes everything but churches.
- Retric 18y agoNot really several are well on their way http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies.
- laut 18y agoIf we are talking about institutions still in place today of 1000+ year age, there are examples such as the Japanese empire (started BC) and the Danish kingdom (started in the 10th century).
- mixmax 18y agoyes, but you're looking backwards and seeing which companies survived. This is very different from looking forward and predicting which companies will survive.
- netcan 18y agoOK then. Give us some statistical evidence from the future.