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Re:WeWork Isn’t a Tech Company by strange_quark on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:26PM (#20759986)
It is dissimilar though. In the examples you gave, the airline or Amazon are taking on debt to purchase a plane or a bunch of servers themselves, so if the demand decreases in the future, they can sell off those assets. They would probably incur a loss, but at least they could recoup some of their investment. WeWork on the other hand is not a landlord and does not own anything other than the furniture in the offices. If (when) the market turns down, they're going to have a really hard time unloading those liabilities because who's going to want to pick up their lease?
Re:WeWork Isn’t a Tech Company by xyzzyz on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @07:48PM (#20763186)
If (when) the market turns down, they're going to have a really hard time unloading those liabilities because who's going to want to pick up their lease?

I don't see why it would be any harder than selling off a plane in case of market downturn. Both are hard, and in both cases the owners of the asset (whether it's a lease or a plane) will likely incur a loss, so I don't really see any difference here at all.

Re:WeWork Isn’t a Tech Company by megaremote on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @07:24PM (#20763006)
Whose going to want to rent a plane?

You are really pushing this point hard, when it does not fit.

Re:WeWork Isn’t a Tech Company by goatinaboat on Thursday August 22, 2019 @12:38AM (#20764679)