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Re:Airbnb S-1 by RhodoYolo on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:00PM (#25119179)

Would you call Tesla a tech company?

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Re:Airbnb S-1 by PaulDavisThe1st on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:05PM (#25119205)

Yes. They make and sell technology to customers.

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Re:Airbnb S-1 by dodobirdlord on Monday November 16, 2020 @11:21PM (#25120238)

Tesla is a tech company, and Facebook/Amazon/Google are not? Maybe your definition is “right” in some sense, but is also useless, given that it’s not the definition anyone else is using.

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Re:Airbnb S-1 by pembrook on Monday November 16, 2020 @11:06PM (#25120166)

Then under your definition, Otis elevators and GE and Boeing and are also tech companies.

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Re:Airbnb S-1 by baq on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @05:52AM (#25122236)

boeing has lots and lots and lots of software. they aren't a consumer electronics company or engagement optimization company, but they sure are tech.

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Re:Airbnb S-1 by jhgb on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @12:20AM (#25120520)

Yes, they are.

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