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ApK · 10-24-2014, 04:01 PM

Oh, BTW, I do actually have one sincere comment about the matter:
It does indeed appear, as one of those articles said, that Amazon spent the last year "throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks."
"Everything from phones to drones" as I think they put it.

I wonder if we'll see them pull back a bit in 2015 and be more focused, or if we'll see more of the same, just letting it ride and hoping one idea will hit big.

Either way, do you think the decision will be driven significantly by this loss report?
Or will Bezos just say "I have x much money, and x number ideas, and Wall Street will just have to trust me to do the best thing for Amazon."

10-24-2014, 04:01 PM	#26
ApK Award-Winning Participant Posts: 7,389 Karma: 68329346 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	Oh, BTW, I do actually have one sincere comment about the matter: It does indeed appear, as one of those articles said, that Amazon spent the last year "throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks." "Everything from phones to drones" as I think they put it. I wonder if we'll see them pull back a bit in 2015 and be more focused, or if we'll see more of the same, just letting it ride and hoping one idea will hit big. Either way, do you think the decision will be driven significantly by this loss report? Or will Bezos just say "I have x much money, and x number ideas, and Wall Street will just have to trust me to do the best thing for Amazon." Last edited by ApK; 10-24-2014 at 04:04 PM.