Re:Twitch is acquiring popular video game community and soft...
by SandersAK on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @07:59PM
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I guess I don't know what you mean by functional business. For me they have built an incredibly valuable asset that has grown enormously and will probably continue to do so.
Amazon is another company with opportunities to make profit, but they traditionally haven't done much of that, eschewing that for just growing value.
In the years when Amazon was not turning profit, would you consider it a non-functional business?
Re:Twitch is acquiring popular video game community and soft...
by Macha on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @08:19PM
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I don't see how they're going to extract enough revenue to keep the lights on and pay the staff. This isn't the same as Amazon reinvesting money that would otherwise be profits.
Amazon is another company with opportunities to make profit, but they traditionally haven't done much of that, eschewing that for just growing value.
In the years when Amazon was not turning profit, would you consider it a non-functional business?