SoftBank expects $24B in losses from Vision Fund, WeWork and OneWeb

Re:SoftBank expects $24B in losses from Vision Fund, WeWork ... by d_silin on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @03:03PM (#22870077)

I remember several years ago SoftBank has purchased ARM Holdings and everyone commented on that as a "smart money" move. Where are those smarts now?

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Re:SoftBank expects $24B in losses from Vision Fund, WeWork ... by loganfrederick on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @03:16PM (#22870240)

Compared to WeWork, Uber, and Wag, buying ARM was not their worst idea.

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Re:SoftBank expects $24B in losses from Vision Fund, WeWork ... by d_silin on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @03:20PM (#22870286)

It was definitely a good idea! But they ran out of good ideas very quickly after that, apparently.

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Re:SoftBank expects $24B in losses from Vision Fund, WeWork ... by jw887c on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @03:08PM (#22870129)

Softbank is every VC/PE's analyst and associates punching bag

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Re:SoftBank expects $24B in losses from Vision Fund, WeWork ... by SaxonRobber on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @03:06PM (#22870109)

Investment is gambling, smarts are winning.

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