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tldr; Amazon will give away a free phone because.... Wait. The author never says how this will work, why it will work, et cetera. "I’m not sure if even Amazon
by gavinlynch 14y ago
tldr; Amazon will give away a free phone because.... Wait. The author never says how this will work, why it will work, et cetera.
"I’m not sure if even Amazon can afford to play the free card...". So he's introducing an idea the author himself is 100% unsure of, with only a vague throw-away reference to anything remotely resembling an idea of how to make a profit off of this device.... For what reason? Because "it's a classic Bezos play". Okay. Whatever. Sorry for being flippant but almost every single "point" brought up makes zero sense. I think this article is just mental masturbation about the concept of a "free" phone.
- seiji 14y agoHoly lack of reading comprehension, batman! Chris says how it'll work in big bold letters: So what is Amazon's secret weapon in the smartphone battle? I'm betting it will be Jeff Bezos' favorite play: miniscule margins + massive patience. Summary of how he says it could work: by taking the device and carrier selection out of the equation, Apple is cut off at the knees (for everybody who doesn't care about their phone). It gobbles up anything non-Amazon Android related, because those people are just getting free or cheap phones anyway.