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I get that this is groundbreaking and different this time, but isn't this just buying a vertical?
by danvoell 9y ago
I get that this is groundbreaking and different this time, but isn't this just buying a vertical?
- adventured 9y agoYes, there's actually absolutely nothing special about what Amazon is doing. It's GM buying Hughes or Perot. Or Berkshire buying company xyz. Or GE buying its hundredth company. Or Walmart getting into xyz category. Or Google buying Nest & Boston. The sensationalism is courtesy of Bezos nearing the richest person on earth status combined with Amazon's increasing pervasiveness in the US economy. It's the hot new new story of the moment to write sensationalism around, spin up some fear, whatever, gotta drive those clicks. It has so many angles to play on, it has even got Trump courtesy of the Trump/Bezos feud, what more could they ask for.