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I think they are struggling to adapt to a new situation that has resulted from their own success.

An ideology that helps you build and grow a new platform may not be equally suitable for running a dominant platform on which significant parts of the world economy depend.

Dictators and monopolies are always very rich.

That's a baby and bathwater conflation. Did they succeed despite this cultural aspect or because or both.

As of 9th March 2024, Microsoft is the most valuable company in the world, followed by Apple and Nvidia (which might take Apple's position soon).