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$15B for devs since the ecosystem was created (with most of the growth recent) does not compare to the lifetime value investors place on the entire company. $1
by jp555 13y ago
$15B for devs since the ecosystem was created (with most of the growth recent) does not compare to the lifetime value investors place on the entire company.
$15B is two aircraft carriers. In less time to build one.
- jokoon 13y agoyou just compared aircraft carriers and a electronic/software company.
- jp555 13y agoIt's not a complete comparison, just comparing the impacts of deca-billion capital expenditures. But you're right they're completely different in a lot of ways. Apple "builds" more than one aircraft carrier a year (in total cap ex spending), the US Government takes ~10 years to spend the same money to build one.
- quinnchr 13y agoWell Apple did go from a $81B market cap when then app store was first introduced to the $500B market cap of today. Arguably that was due to the success of iOS. I don't think it's ridiculous to suggest that the app ecosystem contributed to that.