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There exist a ton of old economy businesses built on terrible legacy systems, so just being an eCommerce company doesn't necessarily mean that they would have r
by arthurcolle 10y ago
There exist a ton of old economy businesses built on terrible legacy systems, so just being an eCommerce company doesn't necessarily mean that they would have robust enough systems architecture to be able to open it up and sell it as a service to the world.
- nickpsecurity 10y agoNo, the specific tech was developed by specialists. Being a logistics and eCommerce company helped them avoid common mistakes in that area. Specifically, they kept it accessible and cheap with easier scaling. They also eliminated most of the capital investments most IT shops would rather not make. Similar to the backbone of a logistics or eCommerce company like all the warehouses and such.