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Apple has gotten so big it's almost overtaken France's entire stock market::The tech giant shows no signs of easing as combined market value of companies listed in Paris was almost $3.2 trillion versus Apple's $3.1 trillion.

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[–] thoughts3rased@sopuli.xyz 29 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What no repairability, a huge walled garden and the conditioning of teens to bully others over bubble colours does to a stock price

[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 9 points 11 months ago

Definitely not just a teen thing.

[–] Augustiner@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

This kinda makes it sound like Abercrombie and Fitch back in the days… guess they still miss the smell tho

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, it's pretty easy to overtake France. Just ask Germany!

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In the early 2010s my buddies and I imagined an RTS with Apple, Amazon and Microsoft as primary opposing factions.

[–] 0x4F50@feddit.ch 7 points 11 months ago

If you want a good book series that explores unchecked rampant corporatocracies in the near/distant future, check out The Unincorporated Man. 10/10

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

In a few months every apple device flashes the message "feed me a France"

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

^It's a big boy" ~Steve Irwin