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Re:Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Ch... by dreamsofdragons on Thursday May 12, 2016 @11:41PM (#11688480)
I'd certainly consider it a small chunk. Based on 2015 revenue, and my 2015 income, Apple spending $1B is the equivalent of me buying a MacBook. The cheapest one.
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Re:Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Ch... by kayoone on Friday May 13, 2016 @03:37AM (#11689142)
At 234B apples 2015 revenue is 234x this investment. The cheapest macbbok air is 899 which would put your income at 210k !? not bad, who do you work for ? :)
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Re:Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Ch... by consz on Friday May 13, 2016 @01:16AM (#11688769)
Why would you compare revenue to income?
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Re:Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Ch... by mikeash on Friday May 13, 2016 @09:53AM (#11690401)
Revenue is the money that comes in, ignoring expenses. Income is the money that comes in, ignoring expenses. They are exactly equivalent.
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Re:Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Ch... by lotsofpulp on Friday May 13, 2016 @10:57AM (#11690747)
In the context of discussing a company's finances, income is usually short for net income, which is also known as earnings or profit, or revenue minus expenses.
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Re:Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Ch... by mikeash on Friday May 13, 2016 @11:01AM (#11690763)
In this case, they're comparing a company's revenue to a person's income, so "income" as applies to a company's finances is irrelevant.
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Re:Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Ch... by deadbeef404 on Friday May 13, 2016 @02:31AM (#11688950)
What would be a better comparison?
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Re:Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Ch... by dreamsofdragons on Friday May 13, 2016 @02:08AM (#11688894)
Why wouldn't you?
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