Amazon, the world’s most remarkable firm, is just getting started

Re:Amazon, the world’s most remarkable firm, is just getting... by Klockan on Friday March 24, 2017 @02:29PM (#13951078)

> Amazon is the most untouchable, irreplaceable company in tech.

I disagree, Amazon is the only big player which have yet to master the international market. I live in Europe and there are plenty of small players here which offers similar or better deals with faster shipping so most don't even bother with Amazon. Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are as dominant as everywhere else though.

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Re:Amazon, the world’s most remarkable firm, is just getting... by cmrdporcupine on Friday March 24, 2017 @02:39PM (#13951150)

Amazon can't even master localizing to their nearest neighbour in Canada. Amazon music and video are still not here, over 10 years after the rolled out in the US. Their online shopping offerings are not as in depth here. Their Canadian presence is an after thought, and is arguably one of the easiest localization efforts to undergo.

Compare this to Apple who, when they decided to bring iTunes outside of the US launched it almost simultaneously across a huge number of locales.

IMHO Amazon is already losing ground in areas it has only recently tried to stick its nose into. And its online marketplace has started to suck, started to fill with dubious merchants with prices all over the map.

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Re:Amazon, the world’s most remarkable firm, is just getting... by cvasquez on Friday March 24, 2017 @07:25PM (#13953060)

I agree that Amazon in Canada is not as good as in the US but we do have prime video now (primevideo.com) and, at least in Vancouver we now have 1 day shipping which is amazing.

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