I remember when my Dad first told me about Amazon in the 90s. “You can get any book”
ANY BOOK?! In a world where you had to go to a bookshop and hope they had a book or ask them to order it in taking several weeks, that was the best thing I’d ever heard.
Ahh simpler times when Amazon wasn’t evil. Or maybe they already were, who knows.
They weren't wrong in theory. Companies like Sears had the concept for physical department stores and cataloges but failed to effectively move online. With better forsight, Sears could have squashed Amazon and been the most profitable corporation in the world today.
pingusbeak on February 3rd, 2021 at 14:11 UTC »
I remember when my Dad first told me about Amazon in the 90s. “You can get any book”
ANY BOOK?! In a world where you had to go to a bookshop and hope they had a book or ask them to order it in taking several weeks, that was the best thing I’d ever heard.
Ahh simpler times when Amazon wasn’t evil. Or maybe they already were, who knows.
FatassTitePants on February 3rd, 2021 at 15:12 UTC »
They weren't wrong in theory. Companies like Sears had the concept for physical department stores and cataloges but failed to effectively move online. With better forsight, Sears could have squashed Amazon and been the most profitable corporation in the world today.
onions-make-me-cry on February 3rd, 2021 at 15:56 UTC »
I don't blame them, but let's not pretend Harvard Business School students are special