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		icebraining on Jan 24, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: $1.6B in funding and $7B in exits: Chicago tech ju... Remember, you're talking about the 90s which had as a flagship startup a company that sold pet food. Broadcast.com alone was purchased for $5.9B (eq. to $8B of today's money), and all they did was stream video over the Internet.

hueving on Jan 24, 2015 [–]

All Youtube does is stream video over the internet. Your argument isn't that convincing.

icebraining on Jan 24, 2015 | [–]

Yes, and Youtube isn't making hover cars nor extending life. Are you sure you read the context of my reply?

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