Twitter would be profitable in the tens of millions per quarter range except for stock-based compensation:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;files.shareholder.com&#x2F;downloads&#x2F;AMDA-2F526X&#x2F;840118979x0x841606&#x2F;5C3F74A1-56C7-4CBE-A4C6-F1D677D5776B&#x2F;2015_Q2_Earnings_press_release.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;files.shareholder.com&#x2F;downloads&#x2F;AMDA-2F526X&#x2F;840118979...</a><p>I&#x27;m inclined to say the best thing they could do would be scaling down expectations of bubble-level returns and focusing on value rather than screwing with the core service trying for unrealistic returns. The problem is that this would require compensating executives less and we live in a era obsessed with short-term returns.