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23 Post author: Baughn 11 December 2015 09:54PM

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Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 12 December 2015 10:53:13PM *  8 points [-]

It's important to remember the scale we're talking about here. A $1B project (...) in such an explosive field

I was sure this sentence was going to complete with something along the lines of "is not such a big deal". Silicon Valley is awash with cash. Mark Zuckerberg paid $22B for a company with 70 employees. Apple has $200B sitting in the bank.