FedEx does not have the technical culture to compete with Amazon. Flat out. Most people in Memphis know someone who works there or worked there and it's a hot m

FedEx does not have the technical culture to compete with Amazon. Flat out. Most people in Memphis know someone who works there or worked there and it's a hot mess on the inside. They succeed, and have for many years, but I tend to think of them as one of the whales that gelled technical "Ahab" teams that understand the value of the hacker culture will take down one by one over the next 20-40 years. Technical debt, poisonous power structures, aging entrenched workforces, layoffs, and shifting economic conditions will force places like FedEx to innovate and I've got my money on them not being able to compete in the next economy. It's a case study I've thought a lot about and I really can't wait to find out if I'm wrong.