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fragmede | on: Changes at Google DeepMind: Demis Hassabis from CEO to Chair, Jeff Dean departs
I dunno about going strong. $1,000 in Microsoft stock in 1990 would have made you a multi-millionaire today. $1,000 in IBM stock in 1990 would make you a ten-thousandaire today.
jimjimjim | parent
apples to oranges comparison. 1990 is early days for MS. 1990 is gorilla days for IBM.
ac29 | root | parent
For reference, IBM was founded in 1911. At the time "computer" was a profession, not a machine, and the majority of US households had no electricity or telephone service