Between them, the five companies (Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook) have spent an average of only $3.4bn a year on sub-$1bn acquisitions over the past five years—a drop in the ocean compared with their massive financial reserves, and the more than $130bn of venture capital that was invested in the US last year.
acquisition [ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn] n.收购的公司；收购
a drop in the ocean 沧海一粟，九牛一毛
reserve [rɪˈzɜːv] n.储备（物/量）
venture capital 风险资本
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