> are they still losing money on the e-commerce side of business? It isn't entirely clear to me if the losses Amazon reports are accounting magic (invest rathe

> are they still losing money on the e-commerce side of business? It isn't entirely clear to me if the losses Amazon reports are accounting magic (invest rather than profit, keeping taxes low and growth high), or a genuine failure, or a mix of both. If AWS was split from Amazon so the latter was forced to operate without its cash cow, I think we'd all be better off. I'm sure lots of us would also be willing to trade a smaller product selection for better quality guarantees; the Alibaba-reseller model sucks.