https://512pixels.net/2009/01/early-macintosh-reviews-show-d...
Apple makes the arrogant assumption of thinking that it knows what you want and need. It, unfortunately, leaves the “why” out of the equation — as in “why would I want this?” The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things. I dont want one of these new fangled devices.
Another way of looking at this is, no one is going to be able to redeem all the Amazon stock there is for cash at this price, that only mark-to-market is wrong.
Another way of looking at this is, Jeff Bezos was happy doing what he was doing for peanuts throughout Amazon's early lifetime, so would wealth taxes or CEO compensation caps or whatever boogeyman really have dissuaded him from taking other people's money?
Maybe, maybe not. Amazon’s daily trading volume is about 3 million shares, and there are around 500 million shares outstanding. In 150 days the entire market value of the company trades.
It would be weird if the whole thing was sold at once, but there would be people interested in buying. The company has real value.
I still remember John C. Dvorak saying how awful amazon is and that it will never make money just ~10 years ago.