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Technology Stocks : Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)
AMZN 244.68+2.6%Jan 27 3:59 PM EST
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To: Bearded One who wrote (68889)7/22/1999 7:13:00 PM
From: Jeff Dryer  Read Replies (2) of 164685
 
>What I find amazing is that many investors just keep ignoring the
>fundamental syllogisms at work here: If one company finds it
>worthwhile to sell on the internet, then others will too. If one
>company finds it worthwhile to sell at a loss on the internet, then
>others will too. If one company which continually loses money gets
>valued at 20 billion dollars by selling at a loss on the internet,
>then other companies will find it worthwhile to sell at a loss on the
>internet, even if they only get valued at a 'few' billion dollars.
>Hence eternal competition and eternal pricing pressure from new
>directions.

One of the best, insightful paragraphs I've ever read.
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