Storksforlegs to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months agoElon May Have a Huge Issue Because Microsoft Owns the “X” Trademarkfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1350 cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-square@threetimes@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish11•11 months agoMarket capitalization means that every share of MSFT combined at the current price is worth $2.6T. The company has $100B cash on hand. That’s actual cash and investments that could be easily converted to cash. Substantially less than $2 trillion.
minus-square@maynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglish13•11 months agoYeah, but by that logic, Musk isn’t a billionaire either.
minus-square@knotthatonelinkEnglish3•edit-211 months agoAnd as a public company, Microsoft has a lot more options to leverage their equity than a private company or individual does.
minus-squareAphoticDevlinkfedilinkEnglish7•11 months agoOh, only a $100 billion? Wow what poors, guess they’re fucked.
minus-squareFeydaikinlinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoIsn’t that still a fuck-ton more than what any of their competitors have at their disposal?
Market capitalization means that every share of MSFT combined at the current price is worth $2.6T. The company has $100B cash on hand. That’s actual cash and investments that could be easily converted to cash. Substantially less than $2 trillion.
Yeah, but by that logic, Musk isn’t a billionaire either.
And as a public company, Microsoft has a lot more options to leverage their equity than a private company or individual does.
Oh, only a $100 billion? Wow what poors, guess they’re fucked.
Isn’t that still a fuck-ton more than what any of their competitors have at their disposal?