consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Optimist Prime) (10/26/89)
I'm taking a course here at SUNY-Binghamton called "History of the Future." Today's topic was all about the world economy, and how multi-national corporations (MNCs) are really quite powerful in world economies (and thus world politics). The professor gave us a whole list of statistics comparing the GNP/per capita of a few countries and the profit of some MNCs. Here's the few that I thought were interesting: IBM: (The 4th largest corporation in the world.) They make as much money as BANGLADESH and PAKISTAN PUT TOGETHER. GE: Makes more more money than all of EGYPT. AT&T: Makes more money than either PORTUGAL or PERU. So. Just where does Commodore-Amiga stand? +-------///---------------------------------------------------------\\\-------+ | /// BRETT KESSLER \\\ | | /// E-Mail to: consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu \\\ | | \\\/// and to: consp11@bingvaxa.BITNET \\\/// | | \XX/ or on PeopleLink: B.KESSLER \XX/ | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
don@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Donald R Lloyd) (10/26/89)
Ummmm.... more than Middletown, Delaware?
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here. DISCLAIMER: It's all YOUR fault.bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker) (10/28/89)
In article <2582@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Optimist Prime) writes: |[...] | IBM: (The 4th largest corporation in the world.) | They make as much money as BANGLADESH and PAKISTAN | PUT TOGETHER. | | GE: Makes more more money than all of EGYPT. | | AT&T: Makes more money than either PORTUGAL or PERU. | |So. Just where does Commodore-Amiga stand? C=: Makes more money than COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO. -- .::. Bruce Becker Toronto, Ont. w \@@/ Internet: bdb@becker.UUCP, bruce@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu `/c/-e BitNet: BECKER@HUMBER.BITNET _/ \_ In the future the term "wife" will imply no gender specification
bevis@EE.ECN.PURDUE.EDU (Jeff Bevis) (10/29/89)
In article <2582@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>, consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Optimist Prime) writes: > GE: Makes more more money than all of EGYPT. > > AT&T: Makes more money than either PORTUGAL or PERU. > >So. Just where does Commodore-Amiga stand? > CBM: Makes more money than all the African Bushmen tribes. :-( +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | Jeff Bevis | "But I don't like spam!" | | bevis@en.ecn.purdue.edu | Give me Amiga or nothing at all. | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
pete@i-core.UUCP (Pete Ashdown) (10/31/89)
Commodore-Amiga makes more money than the city of Moscow. Of course, this is Moscow, Idaho that I'm talking about and not Moscow, CCCP.
sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) (11/01/89)
In article <8910290308.AA02915@en.ecn.purdue.edu> bevis@EE.ECN.PURDUE.EDU (Jeff Bevis) writes: >In article <2582@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>, consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Optimist Prime) writes: >> GE: Makes more more money than all of EGYPT. >> AT&T: Makes more money than either PORTUGAL or PERU. >>So. Just where does Commodore-Amiga stand? This is an error! governments do not *make* money, they spend it. The comparison is invalid in respect to IBM, GE and AT&T. It does sound like CBM however. :-) -- John Sparks | {rutgers|uunet}!ukma!corpane!sparks | D.I.S.K. 24hrs 1200bps ||||||||||||||| sparks@corpane.UUCP | 502/968-5401 thru -5406 To err is human. To forgive is unusual.
bryan@cs.utexas.edu (Bryan Bayerdorffer @ Wit's End) (11/02/89)
In article <1214@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes: =-In article <8910290308.AA02915@en.ecn.purdue.edu> bevis@EE.ECN.PURDUE.EDU (Jeff Bevis) writes: =->In article <2582@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>, consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Optimist Prime) writes: =->> GE: Makes more more money than all of EGYPT. =->> AT&T: Makes more money than either PORTUGAL or PERU. =->>So. Just where does Commodore-Amiga stand? =- =-This is an error! governments do not *make* money, they spend it. =-The comparison is invalid in respect to IBM, GE and AT&T. It does sound like =-CBM however. =-:-) =- Who said anything about governments? They're talking about gross domestic product.
cogswell@egrunix.UUCP (Dan Cogswell) (11/02/89)
In article <1989Oct30.220345.9185@i-core.UUCP> pete@i-core.UUCP (Pete Ashdown) writes: >Commodore-Amiga makes more money than the city of Moscow. Of course, >this is Moscow, Idaho that I'm talking about and not Moscow, CCCP. This wasn't *supposed* to be funny, was it??