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My guess is this is an intentional marketing ploy. Think of how much press this is generating. Frontpage of HN. No way we are talking about this otherwise.

• NathanCH 8y ago
  Amazon is the front page nearly every day for some reason or other (:
  • wetpaws 8y ago
    If you are big enough it's hard to miss you.
    • NathanCH 8y ago
      That's what I kept telling my ex girlfriend
• positr0n 8y ago
  They are losing millions in revenue every minute their site is down. Way too expensive for marketing.
• ergothus 8y ago
  Not sure I follow. "Hey did you know Amazon is unreliable and unusable?" "Really? (checks) Yup, you're right!" (somewhere in the distance, a marketing guru cackles with delight)
• rconti 8y ago
  yes, this is the first I'm hearing about this whole amazon thing!
• adreamingsoul 8y ago
  #tinfoilhat
• krapp 8y ago
  No. I work in one of the biggest fulfillment centers in the network. Shit broke.