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actually, Amazon has not profited from sales of physical products.
by YeahSureWhyNot 7y ago
actually, Amazon has not profited from sales of physical products.
- dredmorbius 7y agoOut of choice, seeking growth, which provides value by way of equity. The point being that, at least on its own platforms, Amazon's interest is in sales generation, not ads turnover. Direct comparisons between Amazon and Google ads misses the point.
- athenot 7y agoI still have Prime but more and more I find myself buying from other online sources. Either because the selection is better or the price is better. But that made me realize: Amazon's profit lies with AWS, the infrastructure that was originally for their ecommerce operation. But their ecommerce has forced many other retailers to streamline their operations... I wonder how many ended up using AWS as part of that effort.