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Bezos read about Rockefeller’s old plays. Standard Oil had a large number of small subsidiary oil companies under different names, many of which weren’t clearl
by mogadsheu 8y ago
Bezos read about Rockefeller’s old plays.
Standard Oil had a large number of small subsidiary oil companies under different names, many of which weren’t clearly understood to be owned by Standard. It was one of their ways of preventing anti-trust accusations against them.
Amazon Prime is effectively a postal commerce version of Standard’s rail rebate system.
Lots of respect to those guys, whether you agree with their actions on a moral basis or not. They’ve been reading up on their history.
- winningcontinue 8y agoAmazon as a retailer doesn't make much money. Margins are thin, and even thinner with their free shipping. Creating their own private brands of consumer products are not going to make them much money, but it'd make sure they control not just the sale but the production of the item itself.