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Originally Posted by kuliand
As for amazon not selling outside of the US because it is selling all it can make is total rubbish if there is demand then you satisfy it (as you say amazon are a business so are focused on making money) apple wouldn't just say well our 1 ipod factory is running at max let's just sell those ipods no they would build more factories (well get the OEM manufacture to)
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Hey, I would be upset too, so I'm not belittling your remarks, but I suspect there are too factors behind Amazon's lack of non-US support.
1) Whispernet: One key to their entire situation is the ability to access the net with no cost to customers. I suspect that depends on finding a company like Sprint that has a network and no customers -- thus they are willing to sell usage to Amazon at next to nothing. I don't know the situation market by market internationally, but it would definitely be an issue. Consider that this means negotiations on a country by country basis. One Sprint contract = 300 million potential market. One EU carrier=20 million or so.
2) Screens: They don't own the factory, and their is only one source for them. In a gen I device they wouldn't want to pay/commit for increased capacity. Now that they have seen take-rates it is quite conceivable that they will commit to higher manufacturing levels so that they can get higher volumes.