Amazon Makes a Profit

sofar writes: "Amazon finally makes a profit. Well, only $ 5mln, but maybe you can actually earn something on your stock now. At 1c a share it's no pension fund in Florida yet." I wonder how much of that profit represents 1-click licensing fees.

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From the article: Amazon switching to Linux

[Anonymous Coward]

The company's fulfillment, marketing, and technology and content expenses were lower in the fourth quarter compared with the year-earlier period. Amazon has shifted many of its systems to the Linux operating system and hasn't had to market as heavily since many rivals such as eToys have disappeared.

So Linux helped making Amazon profitable-- a next to impossible event-- happen. Cool.

Wow-

[beefstu01]

So pigs can fly, you can throw snoballs into hell


And yes, there is a Santa Claus.

I never thought it possible.

Re:oh please

[geekoid]

well, thats just people.
personally I want Amazon to go down in a big ball of flames. That might be because I'm bitter that I couldn't get funding for the same thing, a year sooner, or its because of the 1 click patent, hard to say ;)

Thanks!

[roystgnr]

You could have just pointed to the cartoon and let us see it unprepared, but I'm sure it will be twice as funny now that I've read the transcript!

That was a good start, but next time, try explaining the joke, too: "And so when the guy says Amazon.com turned a profit, it's so ridiculous that this super computer gets burned out, because that's how ridiculous Amazon turning a profit would be!" I know User Friendly cartoons are already a continuous laugh riot on their own, but if you'll follow this simple advice you can help make them even more hilarious!