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It’s rarely a good idea to compete against your customers
by yodon 9y ago
It’s rarely a good idea to compete against your customers
- smt88 9y agoZillow has captured the user base so effectively that the customers will have no choice but to continue paying. See also: Amazon
- AznHisoka 9y agoWhy? BlackRock offers solutions to other asset management firms to make investment decisions. They use the same solution in their asset management division.
- caminante 9y agoIsn't there a firewall between the units?
- superquest 9y agoIn this case it seems the customers are unlikely to revolt. Most won't even notice, right?
- paxys 9y agoEvery big company does this in some way. The only smart move in business is to be where the money is.
- caminante 9y agoGreat point. For now, it is limited to AZ and NV and for wholesale purchases only. But it seems like a conflict of interest that's hard to prove isn't being abused.
- malloci 9y agoIsn't Amazon's marketplace similar in that regard? They compete with other sellers using Amazon's platform all the time. Ethically, it seems a bit fuzzy for me given that one of Zillow's big features is there zEstimate. How can they demonstrably prove they aren't tweaking that somehow for their own gain?
- jacobkranz 9y agoI'd argue that Amazon's customers are the buyers of the products, not the sellers using Amazon's platform.
- bunderbunder 9y agoI'd argue that Amazon has many different groups of customers.