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Amazon quashes the mongol hoard

March 8th, 2010 | 2 comments

Colorado HB 10-1193 motioned for the voluntary collection of sales tax by online retailers. Most probably didn’t pay much attention to it because it was “voluntary”, meaning law makers had visions of sugar plum fairies and passive-aggressive search engine optimizers dancing in their heads when they offered up the punch line. Of course legislators and [...]

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Around the world in nine paragraphs flat – 03/30/09

March 30th, 2009 | No comments

Technology – Jeff Bezos spent a week working in one of his own warehouses. When I first heard about it, I thought he was making a shift from strategic to operational, with an eye to cutting some costs. I was right. But I admire the man and the company enough that I can only believe [...]

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Where’s the financing risk in Bill Me Later?

December 12th, 2007 | No comments

Amazon just made an undisclosed investment in Bill Me Later. I’m simply wondering who is providing back-end financing for “no payments for six months” and “no-interest financing.” It’s one step below credit card debt, which already looks ugly. Is this really a wise move on Amazon’s part?

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