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"13 billions absolutely nothing for Apple" LOL no there is not a single company or person in the world for whom 13 BILLION dollars is 'absolutely nothing'.
by roel_v 2y ago
"13 billions absolutely nothing for Apple"
LOL no there is not a single company or person in the world for whom 13 BILLION dollars is 'absolutely nothing'.
- InsomniacL 2y ago> LOL no there is not a single company or person in the world for whom 13 BILLION dollars is 'absolutely nothing'. Apple's revenue last year alone was $383 Billion.
- tmtvl 2y agoIsn't that more than the EU defence budget from 2022? Not gonna lie, I'm kinda a little scared now. I realise that there's less than a 1 in 1 billion chance Apple is gonna set up its own military and attack the EU, but still...
- roel_v 2y agoCombined defense budgets of all individual member states was 214 billion in 2023. That's 'spending budget', not revenue like the 300 something billion of Apple's revenue cited above.
- tankenmate 2y agoThe EU doesn't have "defence budget", the EU isn't a sovereign country, the EU doesn't have any armed forces. What EU does have is the European Defence Agency (EDA) which is a body that organises collective projects and coordination on behalf of its members. The EDA's budget in 2023 was €44.8Bn.
- noname120 2y agoThis means 3.39% of their worldwide revenue, and an even bigger share of their profits. It's not negligible at all, even though it's just collecting taxes late without a penalty.