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AWS, Amazon Studios, Amazon the online marketplace, Amazon the producer of goods sold on that marketplace, Whole Foods, Ring, Twitch, whatever else they own
by burkaman 6y ago
AWS, Amazon Studios, Amazon the online marketplace, Amazon the producer of goods sold on that marketplace, Whole Foods, Ring, Twitch, whatever else they own
- Infinitesimus 6y agoI don't think all of those will be viable businesses on their own without VC money will they?
- burkaman 6y agoAWS is Amazon's most profitable division. Amazon Studios would be the same business model as any other independent TV/film production company. Amazon marketplace operates on very slim margins to stay competitive, but it's hard to believe it couldn't be profitable on its own. Maybe it would have to settle for slightly less universal domination. Many businesses make money by exclusively selling through Amazon, so there's no reason they couldn't spin off a profitable business that sells Amazon Basics and whatever other store brands they produce. Whole Foods is obviously a viable business. I doubt Ring was profitable but it was clearly capable of getting VC money on its own. If it can't be a viable business, why did they start it? And why did VCs invest in it? Twitch was profitable before acquisition.