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Amazon seems to be really good at acquisitions, sort of like 1990s Cisco, although in an entirely different way (Cisco integrated well; Amazon leaves them alone
by rdl 13y ago
Amazon seems to be really good at acquisitions, sort of like 1990s Cisco, although in an entirely different way (Cisco integrated well; Amazon leaves them alone, but provides services).
I'm much happier to see Amazon buy a company for product, as I then have even more confidence it will continue to operate, than virtually any other acquirer.
- sliverstorm 13y agoIn a past life I worked for a company that was acquired by Amazon. It was like what HBO talks about, how cable companies deal with infrastructure & advertising & distribution, letting HBO focus on making TV- As we were taken into the fold, exactly that sort of thing began to happen for us, as the mother ship shouldered infrastructure burdens & so forth.