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>>But have they really had much success elsewhere? The word 'e-commerce' might look as one word here, but if you see what it takes to make it run, there are se
by kamaal 8y ago
>>But have they really had much success elsewhere?
The word 'e-commerce' might look as one word here, but if you see what it takes to make it run, there are several big constituent parts of it, each of which could be a big business in its own right.
I imagine at some point, Amazon could likely offer shipping-as-a-service like Fedex or UPS. Or its supply chain or warehouse management expertise.
In fact aws was born when they realized they could rent out servers and infrastructure service they were using in Amazon.
- jjeaff 8y agoThat's actually a myth. https://www.networkworld.com/article/2891297/cloud-computing/the-myth-about-how-amazon-s-web-service-started-just-won-t-die.html https://www.networkworld.com/article/2891297/cloud-computing... But still brings us back to my original point, they have shown success in two markets. Not really everything they try. They have some tough competition in ups, FedEx, USPS. And the stories I've heard so far of Amazon handling its own deliveries aren't sounding promising.