Dan Ries quote: "They really layered in a whole lot more infrastructure, so now they have to be even larger to break even. That may prove to be one of the smartest moves ever, but that won't be clear for three or four years. As big as they are, Amazon is still operating below critical mass."

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They really layered in a whole lot more infrastructure, so now they have to be even larger to break even. That may prove to be one of the smartest moves ever, but that won't be clear for three or four years. As big as they are, Amazon is still operating below critical mass.

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They really layered in a whole lot more infrastructure, so now they have to be even larger to break even. That may prove to be one of the smartest moves ever, but that won't be clear for three or four years. As big as they are, Amazon is still operating below critical mass.

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