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Old 02-15-2013, 10:25 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga View Post
Not necessarily.

E-commerce barely existed in 1994, when Amazon first got started. The Internet was still in the dial-up era, nothing like today's ubiquity and routine nature.

First-mover advantage is more a myth than a reality; consider how many "dot coms" of that era imploded -- and how Amazon would have been among the victims, if Bezos wasn't a shrewd borrower. Anybody remember this guy?
I did mention all the failures in that same post.

But Amazon got their start selling books and selection was limited. B&N could have used their existing clout and supply chain to offer a better selection and better prices. Whether or not they could have executed that plan as well as Amazon is pure speculation and in reality quite doubtful as they had an interest to protect their B&M profits. However I will maintain the opportunity was there.
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