Subj : Re: TikTok sale, AI chips
To   : Mike Miller
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Wed Jan 15 2025 19:52:46

 MM>  AT> I don't get why Twitter was worth $44 billion dollars. It's a very
 MM>  AT> lackluster social network, especially compared to Facebook. Big Lots 
 MM>  AT> sold for $2.5 million dollars, which to me, has much more value than 
 MM>  AT> website in the whole world. Big Lots has distribution centers, a flee
 MM>  AT> trucks, company uniforms, etc. (Twitter has a few PHP files and a bir
 MM>  AT> logo.)
 MM> 
 MM> You think servers, datacenters, and all the infrastructure that runs
 MM> them is free? 

I think servers, data centers, and infrastructure is the long way of saying "data centers." They own their own data centers, but not $44 billion dollars worth of them.

 MM> But honestly the biggest value was the users. Active users and personal
 MM> data is worth a fortune. 

I did a google search, which could easily be wrong, but it says that they make about 3.4 billion per year. So I guess Elon will make his money back (or hopefully more) in 12 years. But do you think people will still use X 12 years from now?

I like Elon Musk, but I don't like X. Google says X is in 12th place for quantity of active users. Hopefully things work out, but it sounds iffy.

 MM> And I think the one language that Twitter isn't using is PHP, so swing
 MM> and a miss on that one too. 

It's still a simple system with at least 11 just like it or better. The user numbers sound inflated. I don't know anyone who actively uses Twitter, and the phrase "active users" is subjective. Do they log on every day? Do they post stuff every day? Or is "active users" a way to describe "total users" in a self-flattering way?

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