> No one was making money on the Internet, not even Amazon.
Please can you provide a source for that, as it is an extraordinary claim.
Please can you provide a source for that, as it is an extraordinary claim.
eBay made a profit in 1998: https://investors.ebayinc.com/investor-news/press-release-de...
It took me 30 seconds to find this example, sure there are many more.
It is very since you didn't experience it, and seem completely oblivious to what was going on. I wouldn't argue history with someone who had actually lived it.
eBay made a profit in 1998: https://investors.ebayinc.com/investor-news/press-release-de....
Ebay was an exception. There weren't any (many?) others. Try again: maybe you want to Google "Boo.com", "Webvan", and "many more." Archive.org "fuckedcompany.com". Or read the PG article about Yahoo.
All I am asking for is some references for these extraordinary claims, otherwise I am going to assume it is "possibly true" folklore.
I enjoyed the 90's BTW.
Or learn how to use Google and pay attention to information that is handed to you.