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| − | + | [[Amazon.com]] is one of a handful of dominant players in the online services business sector, which is itself increasingly a dominant part of everyday life. It was founded in 1994 by [[Jeff Bezos]] as one of the first major online retail stores, selling at first only books, and in 2015 surpassed [[Walmart]] to become the largest US retail company (by market capitalization). In 2017 it acquired [[Whole Foods]]. | |
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About
Amazon.com is one of a handful of dominant players in the online services business sector, which is itself increasingly a dominant part of everyday life. It was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos as one of the first major online retail stores, selling at first only books, and in 2015 surpassed Walmart to become the largest US retail company (by market capitalization). In 2017 it acquired Whole Foods.
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- HTYP
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- Conservapedia
: minimal information as of 2014-03-13 dKosopedia: no information ask of 2014-03-13- SourceWatch
- Reasons not to buy from Amazon by Richard Stallman
News
- 2025/03/10 13:21 UTC [L..T] Amazon to begin streaming Trump's 'The Apprentice' «Amazon has announced it will begin streaming "The Apprentice" – the reality TV show famous for boosting Donald Trump's profile – on its Prime Video service on Monday.» [...] «The show's executive producer, Mark Burnett, remains one of his closest allies. [/] Burnett, the British producer behind "The Apprentice," as well as "Survivor" and "Shark Tank," was appointed special envoy to the United Kingdom in December. [/] "'The Apprentice' is one of the best shows that I ever produced. The charismatic onscreen presence of President Donald J. Trump made it a bona fide hit!" Burnett said in a press release.»
- 2025/02/13 05:00 UTC [L..T] Seattle voters embrace excess compensation tax to build social housing, reject Chamber-conceived alternative «A grassroots initiative that would create a new source of progressive revenue to build publicly-owned social housing in Seattle appears to be on its way to a decisive victory tonight despite an onslaught of corporate cash in opposition, suggesting that voters in the Emerald City are eager to try a new approach to tackling our housing crisis.» [...] «The Seattle Times and the region’s largest corporations campaigned emphatically for the alternative conceived by the Chamber. Amazon, Microsoft, T‑Mobile, and Russell Investments underwrote the 1B campaign with large checks. Mailers sent out by the campaign for 1B carried the endorsement of Mayor Bruce Harrell.»
- 2014/05/07 [L..T] US Patent Office Grants 'Photography Against A White Background' Patent To Amazon «Udi Tirosh at DIY Photography has uncovered a recently granted patent for the previously-unheard of process of photographing things/people against a white backdrop... to of all companies, Amazon.»
- 2014/02/23 [L..T] Worse than Wal-Mart: Amazon's sick brutality and secret history of ruthlessly intimidating workers «You might find your Prime membership morally indefensible after reading these stories about worker mistreatment.»
- 2014/02/17 [L..T] Cheap Words «Amazon is good for customers. But is it good for books?»