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: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website
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Palantir’s valuations are reminiscent of the dot-com era.
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Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
During the commercialization of the internet, many of the ultimate winners didn’t emerge until after the dot-com bubble had burst, in 2000.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Adding to those concerns were remarks from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who drew a parallel between today’s AI frenzy and the 1990s dot-com bubble.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Unlike dot-com era startups that burned through venture capital with no path to profitability, the largest AI investors—Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon—generate hundreds of billions of dollars in annual profits from their core businesses.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
During the commercialization of the internet, many of the ultimate winners didn’t emerge until after the dot-com bubble had burst, in 2000.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Adding to those concerns were remarks from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who drew a parallel between today’s AI frenzy and the 1990s dot-com bubble.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Unlike dot-com era startups that burned through venture capital with no path to profitability, the largest AI investors—Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon—generate hundreds of billions of dollars in annual profits from their core businesses.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Dot-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot-com. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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