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		andsoitis 33 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia > The "1984" ad is from... well duh, 1984. Apple was a small startup Small startup in 1984? Apple IPOd in 1980 and had a market cap in 1984 of $1.6 billion, which is just under $5 billion in today’s dollars.

AnimalMuppet 33 days ago [–]

OK, but... who were they going against? Who were they aiming the ad at? IBM. What was IBM's market cap in 1984?

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