[Archangelsk]

If you can call a company that does over a billion in sales "pipsqueak" more power to you. Personally, I've never understood the awe people have for corporations that under no condition benefit them directly. The old saw of Gates, Gerschner et. al. entering a bar and "elevating" the net worth of all the sots in there holds true here too.

I'd like to see Ellison, Gates, Jobs, etc. take their companies private and see what happens (that'll happen about the time that swine are cleared for takeoff).

[Leisler]

How do you know it did a billion, if it is private?
Name me one world class player company that is private?
There's just not enough money in a few peoples hands to supply the capital requirements for private company to go large and thus undertake huge enterprises. For instance, just a new model of cars for a major would design out over a billion. A billion doesn't buy one B2 bomber, or pay the day to day expenses for Army Division for a year. Sorry, a billion aint what it used to be.
Lastly, I don’t get my opinions from lame 60 Minutes.