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> Why would any company fire anybody if they are generating money for them? Amazon has been cutting teams that either could not justify their existence or work
by simplotek 4y ago
> Why would any company fire anybody if they are generating money for them?
Amazon has been cutting teams that either could not justify their existence or worked in money-losing investments. Alexa was a very public project getting the axe.
- Sakos 4y agoI still don't understand why they axed Alexa. It doesn't make any sense to me in the context of the rest of their business.
- simplotek 4y ago> I still don't understand why they axed Alexa. Alexa was described as "a colossal failure" which lost 10 billion dollars last year alone. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/amazon-alexa-is-a-colossal-failure-on-pace-to-lose-10-billion-this-year/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/amazon-alexa-is-a-co...
- Sakos 4y agoI don't really understand how that division could rack up $10 billion in losses in a single year either.
- rileyphone 4y agoBecause it’s an embarrassing product and Jassy doesn’t love it like Bezos.