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I think what Amazon has done is really interesting. Develop capability for your own requirement and then later generalize it as product offering (Except Kindle)

I think what Amazon has done is really interesting. Develop capability for your own requirement and then later generalize it as product offering (Except Kindle). Imagine what Amazon could have done if they had Research budget of Microsoft of Google. Google is also kind of following same footsteps. Gmail was developed for their internal use and then came out as product. They should start offering their internal HR and Finance apps as hosted ERP solutions.

tybris 17y ago
> Imagine what Amazon could have done if they had Research budget of Microsoft of Google. I find that hard since much of Amazon's business culture and innovation comes out of frugality. Being a low margin business, Amazon had to become so streamlined that it does not suffer from the expensive maintenance drag. The great strength of Amazon is its ability to evolve. They're a population of tiny businesses/services rather than one single entity. You'll see the rate of innovation at Amazon is speeding up over time, rather than slowing down.