Re:Amazon's minimum order size for free shipping is now $35
by enscr on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @12:48PM
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This. Amazon has done almost everything right for the customer (as Bezos emphasizes in all his interviews). For me, the primary weak point is the dubious quality of third part sellers sometimes. Other than that, it's an awesome place to shop.
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Re:Amazon's minimum order size for free shipping is now $35
by twistedpair on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @01:22PM
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Crazy, a company that uses its economy of scale to drive down costs, cut prices across the board (TV's, books, AWS) and reinvest those profits in new services and products, continuously. Quite different from the rent seeking companies in the hardware and telco spaces. If Apple and TWC were Amazon, you're iPhone would cost $150 without a contract and you're cable internet would be $10/mo.
Re:Amazon's minimum order size for free shipping is now $35
by AsymetricCom on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @04:21PM
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Amazon doesn't have the... 'Washington Infrastructure' to be able to compete at a regulatory level, so they have to compete on price like any other homeless vagabond.
Re:Amazon's minimum order size for free shipping is now $35
by sudoscience on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @06:06PM
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Amazon has lobbyists and Obama has given speeches in Amazon fulfillment centers...
Re:Amazon's minimum order size for free shipping is now $35
by donavanm on Thursday October 24, 2013 @03:17AM
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For PACs in the 2012 cycle Amazons PAC spent $220K, Microsoft spent $2.3M, Oracle $540. In direct lobbying this year Amazon spent $1.7M, Microsoft $5.5M, and Oracle $3.7M.
So yeah, Amazon is paying to get representation. But they're still significantly smaller than the "enterprise" folks.