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.
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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.