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Re:Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spen... by yunwal on Thursday July 23, 2026 @10:29AM (#49022245)
The guy who sells $20 bills for $10 also generates a lot of revenue
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Re:Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spen... by erwald on Friday July 24, 2026 @07:30AM (#49034049)
That's a point about margins, not revenue
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Re:Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spen... by yunwal on Thursday August 06, 2026 @11:06AM (#49197735)
It's literally a point about revenue. The point is, it's very easy to record a lot of revenue when you (and your investors) don't care about your margins
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