Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Microsoft and Apple should hit Amazon, not Google • The Register

A timely Amazon reality check

Open ... and Shut Amazon is on a roll, and it's no longer just a question of dominating online retailing or public cloud computing. According to a Business Insider article, Amazon is already clearing more than $1bn each year in advertising revenue. This has Google scared. But it probably should have Apple scared, too.

Amazon, after all, is the anti-Apple. Whereas Apple only knows how to do high-margin businesses, Amazon only knows how to do low-margin businesses. Guess which one tends to dominate markets over time?

Microsoft and Apple should hit Amazon, not Google • The Register

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