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Amazon's acquisition of Kiva is one of the best examples of vertical integration in the e-commerce industry. The article reminded me of acquisitions in the Gil
by peterkshultz 10y ago
Amazon's acquisition of Kiva is one of the best examples of vertical integration in the e-commerce industry.
The article reminded me of acquisitions in the Gilded Age. Perhaps one could compare Bezos to Rockefeller, presuming Bezos was the one who pushed for such purchases.
- prawn 10y agoFor anyone yet to read the article who is initially confused (as I was), besides the Kiva you might know from microlending, there's also a Kiva who make industrial robots for warehouses. As per the article, Amazon bought the latter Kiva and forced competitors to turn to alternatives that were yet to be developed.
- NetTechM 10y agoThanks for that, I was initially "lost in the sauce" as it were.
- icebraining 10y agoBezos is no Rockefeller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller#Philanthropy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller#Philanthro...