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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (122103)3/29/2001 3:53:34 PM
From: Bill Harmond  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 164684
 
With what we know I agree. I believe (because of their unrivaled front end) that they will sucessfully leverage that investment over time, though, and that's where we differ.



To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (122103)3/29/2001 3:59:14 PM
From: GST  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 164684
 
"Amazon cannot support all those DCs" Did they have an alternative? I think they should have stayed out of running their own DC's -- but then I think they would still be faced with the same issue -- a failed business model and a crippled financial disadvantage due to the excessive cost of being the "first mover".