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Re:OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble question... by bdangubic on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @08:57PM (#46440479)
it is in every business’s best interest to charge the maximum…
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Re:OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble question... by wrs on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @10:39PM (#46441013)
Utilities and insurance companies are two examples of business regulated to not charge the maximum, for public policy reasons.
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Re:OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble question... by bdangubic on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @11:15PM (#46441201)
we suggesting that nvidia/google/.. be regulated for like utilities?
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Re:OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble question... by margalabargala on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @11:48PM (#46441371)
No. That is not what anyone is saying, in this immediate thread anyway.

Reread the earlier comment and see if you can understand what you are missing.

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Re:OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble question... by AnonHP on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @03:14AM (#46442348)
Not GP and haven’t participated in this thread. I’m clueless on what the point in your earlier comment is. Can you elaborate, please?
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Re:OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble question... by margalabargala on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @11:04AM (#46445339)
I can try. Which part is confusing to you, the "nvidia will charge as much as it can" part or the "utilities won't" part?
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Re:OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble question... by wrs on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @11:13AM (#46445424)
Just expanding on the above sentence “utilities don’t do that”. Which is why depending on Nvidia isn’t like depending on electricity.
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