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Analysts that I've seen estimate that Starlink is already profitable and will remain so. Unless you can explain the differences between your math and their math
by wmf 1y ago
Analysts that I've seen estimate that Starlink is already profitable and will remain so. Unless you can explain the differences between your math and their math, this is yet another Elon-hating conspiracy theory.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> this is yet another Elon-hating conspiracy theory Nothing in their analysis is conspiratorial. It's flawed. But not alleging conspiracy.
- Fischgericht 1y agoGimme your source URL, please. As others have pointed out already in this thread: No serious analyst and not even Starlink themselves have claimed to be profitable. They have claimed to be operationally profitable. This means that the cost of operating the sats is lower than the revenue they make. It does leave out all other cost. Yes, if they could build and launch the Sats for free instead of ~$2 million per piece, that could be a profitable business. Also, have you actually used Starlink? It's crap. Yes, in 2023 when they did not have customers you got decent speeds. Now it's completely overbooked. Yes, you can make a year of profits milking existing customers. Google "Starlink benchmark" or "Starlink feedback" etc and you will see things like these: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/starlink.com https://www.trustpilot.com/review/starlink.com At this point Starlink's active customer base is rating their service to be worse than... cancer, I guess?
- sib 1y ago>> Also, have you actually used Starlink? Yes, for example, via a battery-operated "Mini" terminal a month or so ago in extreme rural Finland, ~1km from the Russian border, while photographing wolves & bears. It worked great.
- Fischgericht 1y agoMad respect!
- inemesitaffia 1y agoTop ISP in USA https://www.pcmag.com/articles/best-isps-2025 https://www.pcmag.com/articles/best-isps-2025