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Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by Spooky23 on Saturday February 17, 2018 @12:12PM (#16401558)
Amazon is a creature of Wall St. Unlike any other public company, they seem to be able to somehow make investors think about the long term and not care about surprises.

If Walmart tried and failed the Amazon did with Amazon Fresh, the stock would be savaged, for example.

We’re in an era where we are slowly rebuilding the trusts of the 19th century. It’s all about personal relationships and deliberately incompetent regulatory enforcement.

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Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by adventured on Saturday February 17, 2018 @04:00PM (#16402660)
> Unlike any other public company

Tesla. A 15 year old business, run by an enigmatic (plausibly genius) leader, worth $56 billion, that has never earned a meaningful profit in its entire history. Currently bleeding immense red ink. Trading for about four times sales. Amazon trades for a reasonably similar, if slightly lower, sales to market cap ratio.

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