Re:Nexus 4 oversold, Google places many on back order
by potatolicious on Thursday November 15, 2012 @05:14PM
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Google has some of the world's smartest software engineers.
Whether or not they have world-class supply chain, fulfillment, and retailing people is far from sure - in fact evidence suggests they do not.
Heck, up until not so long ago, Google didn't even have a very good design team.
Google's competencies are surprisingly narrow.
Having worked at Amazon before I'll say this: retailing is really, really hard, and it takes a lot more than being smart. It takes years of experience. People who try to go toe to toe with Amazon don't often realize this.
Whether or not they have world-class supply chain, fulfillment, and retailing people is far from sure - in fact evidence suggests they do not.
Heck, up until not so long ago, Google didn't even have a very good design team.
Google's competencies are surprisingly narrow.
Having worked at Amazon before I'll say this: retailing is really, really hard, and it takes a lot more than being smart. It takes years of experience. People who try to go toe to toe with Amazon don't often realize this.