Comment on Amazon is forcibly upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus, and users are not happy
PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social 2 weeks agoThat’s probably not a question that’ll get asked, unfortunately. What will get asked is why those numbers dropped off abruptly the next quarter.
null@piefed.nullspace.lol 2 weeks ago
Why would it not get asked? It’s the most obvious, logical followup
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Large Shareholders some care about how the line goes up, just that it does. Constantly. Every quarter.
null@piefed.nullspace.lol 2 weeks ago
Then they wouldn’t even be the people getting told this information about subscription numbers, so I’m still not sure how it’s supposed to work
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Subscription info is definitely part of the information provided to investors. The raw numbers may not be in the financial documents, but revenue from subscriptions most definitely is and will give a general idea of changes even if the company doesn’t give the numbers directly.
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
As a shareholder, you are financially incentivised to not question narratives the company presents if they supposedly present the company in a good light.
Suppose you do ask, the narrative unravels and the share price tanks. Congrats, you’ve just lost a buttload of money. Why would you do that?
No, best option is to applaud loudly, tout it in the press and watch useful idiots buy your shares at inflated prices.
The people who do ask the questions are the people the company doesn’t feel obliged to answer.
null@piefed.nullspace.lol 2 weeks ago
That doesn’t make any sense. Nothing unravels, numbers moved from one chart to another. The big number didn’t actually change.
Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Congrats, you have discovered that the stock market is irrational
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
The share price might change, as that’s largely based on feelings instead of facts. Sure they didn’t sell as well, but they presented numbers that look better (even if they aren’t) so line go up.