often attributive
: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website
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And even though many of those top companies are profitable, compared to the losses of many dot-com darlings, the fundamentals don’t justify the multiples.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 17 July 2025
The rapid revolution occurring in artificial intelligence today bears striking resemblance to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, when countless companies commanded silly valuations while some genuinely great businesses suffered brutal punishment in the stock market.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The dot-com crash had bankrupted many early internet companies, and people wondered if the technology was long for this world.
—Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
During the dot-com bubble, organizations trimmed costs by scaling back dedicated QA functions, while tech companies prioritized speed over quality assurance in their race for growth.
—Ruslan Desyatnikov, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 17 July 2025
The rapid revolution occurring in artificial intelligence today bears striking resemblance to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, when countless companies commanded silly valuations while some genuinely great businesses suffered brutal punishment in the stock market.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The dot-com crash had bankrupted many early internet companies, and people wondered if the technology was long for this world.
—Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
During the dot-com bubble, organizations trimmed costs by scaling back dedicated QA functions, while tech companies prioritized speed over quality assurance in their race for growth.
—Ruslan Desyatnikov, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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“Dot-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot-com. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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