Reading this article reminded me of Steve Yegge's summary of Amazon's overall strategy: build a platform, not a product[0]. My takeaway here is that Amazon keep

Reading this article reminded me of Steve Yegge's summary of Amazon's overall strategy: build a platform, not a product[0]. My takeaway here is that Amazon keeps reinvesting in making itself the platform through which sales run (warehouses, media, AWS, third-party storefronts). With the octo-copter idea[1] -- especially in combination with its third-party seller services -- it skirted the surface of becoming a physical delivery platform as well. Anyways, fascinating post, really enjoyed the different cross sections of perspective presented. [0] https://plus.google.com/112678702228711889851/posts/eVeouesvaVX https://plus.google.com/112678702228711889851/posts/eVeouesv... [1] http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=8037720011 http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=8037720011