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> for some reason neither Apple nor Amazon are software companies?
Because they aren't software companies? Or at least principally software companies.
Amazon is categorized as an retail company. [3]
Apple is categorized as a computer hardware company. [4]
Nitpicking aside, I think my point stands about a $800B+ company.
[1] https://www.forbes.com/companies/alphabet/?list=global2000#5...
[2] https://www.forbes.com/companies/microsoft/?list=global2000#...
[3] https://www.forbes.com/companies/amazon/?list=global2000#2c4...
[3] https://www.forbes.com/companies/apple/?list=global2000#3d04...
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> for some reason neither Apple nor Amazon are software companies?
Because they aren't software companies? Or at least principally software companies.
Amazon is categorized as an retail company. [3]
Apple is categorized as a computer hardware company. [4]
Nitpicking aside, I think my point stands about a $800B+ company.
[1] https://www.forbes.com/companies/alphabet/?list=global2000#5...
[2] https://www.forbes.com/companies/microsoft/?list=global2000#...
[3] https://www.forbes.com/companies/amazon/?list=global2000#2c4...
[3] https://www.forbes.com/companies/apple/?list=global2000#3d04...