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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
Here's a prediction it's almost certain I won't be around to know whether it will pan out: In fifty years, Proctor & Gamble will still be emphasizing detergent sales, and still be in the black. And Amazon will, if still around, have gone through at least one bankruptcy.
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It's like comparing apples and oranges. Proctor & Gamble is buying established businesses. (They've also ventured away from their core market in the past.) Amazon is a technology company that
has to be on the cutting edge. They have to explore new markets if they want to survive -- or, I suppose, they could buy soap companies and get into the grooming product business.
As for predictions for 50 years in the future ... there's not much more that can be more worthless than that -- especially for an old goober like me who won't be around. I, personally, predict that flying monkeys from Saturn will have taken over the world and implanted telepathic chips into our heads, and those chips will be sold to the monkeys by Amazon.