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To: Eric Wells who wrote (69574)7/25/1999 11:37:00 PM
From: Bill Harmond  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
 
He's confident that enough money understands his investment strategy that he can joke about being profitless.

During the conference call, one ananlysts quipped to Bezos that she hoped he wasn't using software engineers how had worked on the new Denver airport [baggage-handling system]! She knew he knew better. Same idea.



To: Eric Wells who wrote (69574)7/25/1999 11:59:00 PM
From: John Donahoe  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 164684
 
RE: I hope you are being facetious here

No, I'm not. Amazon is a very ambitious infrastructure play. If the sales comes, they will be ready. Or from the movie field of dreams; "If you build it, they will come".

You gotta have faith. If you don't then don't play.