Creative Destruction in Action: Competition for Amazon
We are witnessing an example of creative destruction in action: competition for Amazon. Walmart is moving into their territory in a big hurry. Continue Reading →
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Wall Street Journal Discovers Long-Time Business Practice, Thinks It’s New
This has been done ever since intellectual property was legally protected. There are ways for small companies to protect their intellectual property. Continue Reading →
Robert Reich Offers Definitive Proof That He Is Not An Economist
Yet the humanitarian Robert Reich thinks Mr. Bezos is evil. There’s one person in this story that matches that description. It’s not Mr. Bezos. Continue Reading →
Iowahawk Handicaps the City That Gets the New Amazon HQ
[Updated February 1 to rremove the reference to Miami, Ohio which does not exist.] You’ve heard that Amazon is choosing a city for their second headquarters. The retail behemoth released Continue Reading →
Excel Workbook Iowahawk Handicaps the City That Gets the New Amazon HQ
I’ve transformed his tweets into an Excel workbook, translated odds into probabilities and sorted the table from highest (Austin and Atlanta are tied for first). A (much) longer article is Continue Reading →
Intuit Joins Amazon So You Can Earn 10 Percent on Your Tax Refund
I was promised that if I let Amazon keep $x of my tax refund they would give me a gift card for 1.10 x $x. Continue Reading →
Time to Sell Netflix and Buy Amazon and Apple
Recent technological developments have led me to wonder whether this might be the right time to sell Netflix and buy Amazon and Apple. The two technological developments I’ve seen recently are included in Apple OS X Mountain Lion and iOS 5.x. Both, however, work only with Apple TV, a small box that will set you back all of $100. Read on. Continue Reading →
Amazon’s Proposal to California
The lesson is clear: if the government gets the revenue, that’s terrific. If California residents get the revenue (and jobs) that’s not so good. If you live in California, this is yet another example of your government watching out for your interests. Continue Reading →