On 2016-09-22 15:21:44 +0000, tim... said:

It's possible for Amazon to kill the competition and for it not to come
back again, leaving you in an unassailable position to reap the rewards
of previous work

But unlike Uber there is a bit of a paradox of Amazon, which is that
the competition can actually sell through it (albeit at the expense of
a hefty cut). The likes of Amazon and eBay are enabling global reach
for small companies that was much harder to achieve before - provided
you are competing on price and not a lot else (which, let's face it, if
you are supplying goods rather than services you near enough always
are).

For Uber to be the equivalent they'd have to be offering local minicabs
and black cabs in addition to their own vehicles.

Neil
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