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Will Amazon Fire UPS Over Christmas Catastrophe?
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<blockquote data-quote="JL 0513" data-source="post: 1249656" data-attributes="member: 50088"><p>Yup, Amazon makes no profit. That's why they are getting so big. They are operating at a net loss. Lot's of companies could use the same strategy to achieve market dominance by not operating in the black and having the lowest prices. But most companies have to work under real economic rules. Investors give Amazon a pass. What do you think UPS investors would do if UPS never turned a profit? They'd all run. </p><p></p><p>Did you know Amazon is $3 billion in debt? While Apple, for example, has about $110 billion in cash. Enough to buy a space station, with cash left over. </p><p></p><p>If UPS was allowed to do what Amazon does, they could slash prices well below Fed-Ex and the Post Office and operate at a loss for 10 years and have the market dominated, likely putting at least Fed-Ex out of business. </p><p></p><p>You can't just look at stock values or other single value indicators anymore, especially with internet companies. Look at Twitter. High stock value and market value, but they don't make money either. And they probably never will. Will anyone using Twitter ever look at ads?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JL 0513, post: 1249656, member: 50088"] Yup, Amazon makes no profit. That's why they are getting so big. They are operating at a net loss. Lot's of companies could use the same strategy to achieve market dominance by not operating in the black and having the lowest prices. But most companies have to work under real economic rules. Investors give Amazon a pass. What do you think UPS investors would do if UPS never turned a profit? They'd all run. Did you know Amazon is $3 billion in debt? While Apple, for example, has about $110 billion in cash. Enough to buy a space station, with cash left over. If UPS was allowed to do what Amazon does, they could slash prices well below Fed-Ex and the Post Office and operate at a loss for 10 years and have the market dominated, likely putting at least Fed-Ex out of business. You can't just look at stock values or other single value indicators anymore, especially with internet companies. Look at Twitter. High stock value and market value, but they don't make money either. And they probably never will. Will anyone using Twitter ever look at ads? [/QUOTE]
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