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Another question is what is stopping Amazon/Instacart/etc from copying this model? Presumably Amazon Go shops have this capability and it could be modified to
by sna1l 8y ago
Another question is what is stopping Amazon/Instacart/etc from copying this model?
Presumably Amazon Go shops have this capability and it could be modified to suit end consumers in their homes?
- 3into10power5 8y agoThis question gets asked for every company. The way it works is that Amazon and Instacart. may copy. But walmart and target will be slow to respond. At some point, Amazon will be ahead in the game and Walmart is in a hurry to bring something similar to buy. Then they will acquire Bottomless Another way, even if Amazon introduces it, they have to make $x billion from it to be viable. If Bottomless makes $100M per year from this funtionality, they are a good business. Meanwhile they can also rake up a few patents thus making forcing Amazon to pay some fees
- gdilla 8y agoBig Cos don't have to copy. Startup can validate and they can swallow them if they care.
- alphagrep12345 8y agoWhy does Amazon need to make $x billion to make it viable?