“We already store data. In a database. It works well”

Re:“We already store data. In a database. It works well” by dorgo on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @03:33PM (#22302525)

What about a company which grows every year but never pays dividends and can't be sold for more than $0? Would you want to buy it for $1? ( I prefer to use $1 because $0 has the problem of indifference )

Even if this company owns the whole world at the end, is it worth even $1?

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Re:“We already store data. In a database. It works well” by heartbeats on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @05:45PM (#22303803)

Yes, because then I am entitled to voting rights so that I can force them to give me the money. Usually, voting rights are a tiny fraction of the stock value.

If I get non-voting shares that do not pay dividends, then these aren't shares, they're just useless scraps of paper. If the only utility I can get from them is being able to point out that I "technically" own the entire world, it is indeed useless.

Maybe I'm willing to pay a dollar for it but certainly not two.

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Re:“We already store data. In a database. It works well” by tim333 on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @06:25PM (#22304087)

That's a bit like saying what if 0=1. If the company owned the whole world you could launch legal action to make it sell a bit and pay out.

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