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Re:Amazon can already ship to 72% of US population in a day,... by gcb0 on Monday May 06, 2019 @01:29AM (#19837075)
they are doing what everyone do at wildly successful silicon valley companies: building silos/fiefdoms to be the leader behind their money burning next-big-thing-nobody-asked-for project, such as cashierless store or 1984 listening device or whatever.
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Re:Amazon can already ship to 72% of US population in a day,... by tracer4201 on Monday May 06, 2019 @01:42AM (#19837115)
Cashier less store is a great idea. I’ve been to it in Seattle. I have concerns as an investor about the long term prospects of Amazon.com, but I do think they’re an innovative company. The cashierless stuff will shift all kinds of retail businesses and it’s a win for consumers IMO.
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Re:Amazon can already ship to 72% of US population in a day,... by cameronbrown on Monday May 06, 2019 @06:41AM (#19838204)
I wonder if they'll license the tech to other companies. They could just take a percentage fee of all transactions by customer purchases. I reckon the cost savings in staff would be enough for most businesses to justify it.

Has anyone had any luck with cloning this technology yet? I suppose the devil's in the details (and the hardware) with this one.

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