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Bin is a very, very common word in ecommerce that means storage unit. You're partially correct in your overall assessment of Amazon, but they aren't a tech com

Bin is a very, very common word in ecommerce that means storage unit. You're partially correct in your overall assessment of Amazon, but they aren't a tech company first. They're a logistics company that was forced to become a tech company to support their retail efforts.

deegles 10y ago
From the horse's mouth: “Amazon is a technology company. We just happen to do retail” http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/10/05/amazons-cto-amazon-is-a-technology-company-we-just-happen-to-do-retail/#gref http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/10/05/amazons-cto-amazon-...
- serge2k 10y ago
  That's nice. The proof is in how they actually operate.