What the grandparent glossed over and what the parent said -
Even though Amazon may hit a saturation point in new frontier to conquer, part of the power of the Internet is also its demise - its vastness. Hence, name branding is almost more important for Internet revenue right now that in any other form of retail purchasing.
My recent travels to Best Buy this weekend for an extra TV landed me a 32" Insignia (exactly, who???) TV for 230 bucks. To me, I can't go wrong with that and with more available options in front of me, I was able to more accurately weight price vs. performance vs. name brand (hate to say it, but I love Sony electronics).
On the Internet, being first to the market place and then holding / securing your foothold might have longer lasting effects than in store front retail until a better method of searching the Internet is developed. Sure, I know about pricewatch.com, but do my parents?
Don't underestimate Amazon's ability to hold on to this chunk of the market place for a significant time.
Well, you gave people 8 minutes to respond to the news posting here. Many of us, in those first 8 minutes, were rushing our girlfriends to Planned Parenthood to "get it taken care of" just in the nick of time.
And anti-trust laws are supposed to be helpful to the general public, not legislative penalties that not only effect the cost of Microsoft products, but the US economy as MSFT is a major employer.
I'm not saying that they don't deserve harsh(er) penalties, but one (the courts) must balance the penalty versus the ripple effects caused by imposing said penalties.
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What the grandparent glossed over and what the parent said - Even though Amazon may hit a saturation point in new frontier to conquer, part of the power of the Internet is also its demise - its vastness. Hence, name branding is almost more important for Internet revenue right now that in any other form of retail purchasing. My recent travels to Best Buy this weekend for an extra TV landed me a 32" Insignia (exactly, who???) TV for 230 bucks. To me, I can't go wrong with that and with more available options in front of me, I was able to more accurately weight price vs. performance vs. name brand (hate to say it, but I love Sony electronics). On the Internet, being first to the market place and then holding / securing your foothold might have longer lasting effects than in store front retail until a better method of searching the Internet is developed. Sure, I know about pricewatch.com, but do my parents? Don't underestimate Amazon's ability to hold on to this chunk of the market place for a significant time.
Well, you gave people 8 minutes to respond to the news posting here. Many of us, in those first 8 minutes, were rushing our girlfriends to Planned Parenthood to "get it taken care of" just in the nick of time.
And anti-trust laws are supposed to be helpful to the general public, not legislative penalties that not only effect the cost of Microsoft products, but the US economy as MSFT is a major employer. I'm not saying that they don't deserve harsh(er) penalties, but one (the courts) must balance the penalty versus the ripple effects caused by imposing said penalties.