2016年10月30日 星期日

kaput, is a long way from, "The Innovation Illusion",

"Financial markets expect a generally healthier domestic and international economy under a President Clinton than under a President Trump," a study concludes
Donald Trump is a long way from his party's mainstream

"The Innovation Illusion", a new contender for the most gloom-laden book on the modern economy, argues that aside from a handful of stars such as Google and Amazon, the engine of capitalist growth is kaput

An earlier sunny mood about technology and innovation has given way to pessimism

Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn’s plan goes kaput
Yahoo is reportedly near a search deal with Google and plans an unrelated reorganization. Meanwhile, Microsoft says it’s no longer interested in Yahoo at ...

Long way from being bad means it's not bad (yet): this situation would need to get a lot worse to become bad.

adjective [after verb] INFORMAL
broken; not working correctly:
The radio's kaput.