Comments on: Tech Tracker for Amazon? http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:59:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Scott Rafer http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127199 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:44:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127199 It’s not experimentation. It’s the only way they get to scale in order to remain on of the truly big cos online.

]]> By: Vishal http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127198 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 02:41:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127198 Richard MacaMannus has an interesting article on his blog about Amazons web OSS.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/amazon_webos.php

]]> By: Emma http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127197 Sat, 04 Nov 2006 15:31:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127197 Amayawn or Amazzzzawn

your way is just a rubbish pun!

;o)

]]> By: Elango http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127196 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 23:24:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127196 At this rate, they will be a better fit for Microsoft.

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127195 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:57:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127195 Didn’t we all learn our lesson with tracking stocks a few years ago. If there is synergy to having this business in house, do a better job of explaining it to analysts. If there is no synergy, spin it off into a completely separate company. If you issue a tracking stock, you’re just proving your company has no vision.

]]> By: ryan http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127194 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:04:21 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127194 An important thing to note about Amazon is the senior tech staff is leaving in droves. The company is still hiring aggressively – even as the announcement points out spending on new R&D is decreasing. These 2 public facts point to a high rate of attrition.

The review of Amazon on coderific are also symptomatic and indicative of actually working there.

How can a company “innovate” from the top-down?

]]> By: sc http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127193 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:57:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127193 Tracking stocks are quite a big scam and target the unsophisticated investor – who might think that technology is really hot now – and I know the Amazon brand, so let me buy Amazon Technologies. Stock price is reflective of present value of future cash-flows as perceived by the market, and financial jugglery – unless it reduces cost of capital – is unlikely to make any difference.

Regarding ads on product pages, if these are not done right, they could end up hurting rather than helping Amazon’s revenues. Buyer distraction will likely lead to higher abandon rates. So Amazon should hope that click-thru’s generate more revenue than the loss of revenue due to buyer frustration.

]]> By: Androhair http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127192 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:40:56 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127192 Androhair: It is stupid to think that one of the most important companies in the selling products online industry is willing to change its strategy and market just to gain more coverage, its like what Mercedez Benz tried once and failed, they sell luxury and comodity so why try to sell a cheaper car like the Class A, stick tou your strategy and let the others do their parts..Amazon keep selling products and invest in new technologies instead in waisting your time trying to have a little of everything.
http://www.androhair.com

]]> By: Rajiv http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127191 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:22:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/tech-tracker-for-amazon/#comment-127191 time for googazon speculation to start.

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