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Re:Amazon to Raise Fees as Revenue Disappoints by d23 on Friday January 31, 2014 @02:07PM (#7158491)
Then you aren't their target market. They don't make their money off of people that are high-usage customers. They make it off of people who buy it and use lower then the predicted average.
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Re:Amazon to Raise Fees as Revenue Disappoints by ashr on Friday January 31, 2014 @04:35PM (#7159329)
You are assuming that their Business model is to profit from the difference in cost of shipping and prime subscription revenue. Rather than profit from a higher purchase volume if one has prime shipping than not.

I for one have observed that I have bought more things since I have had prime shipping. There is something to be said for the quick response to your order in the form of 2 day delivery.

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