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		pushedx on Sept 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: I'm building an open-source Amazon I think it’s good marketing. Amazon’s primary source of revenue is as a market-maker/logisticics provider, so why not position yourself as a competitor if it gets contributors interested?

AndyPa32 on Sept 2, 2022 [–]

I had thought until now that Amazon primary revenue stream is running a good chunk of the internet. Quick research tells me, you are right.

johannes1234321 on Sept 2, 2022 | [–]

Revenue for Amazon is in the retail business. The margin however is a lot better in the AWS side. Warehouses and logistics cost real money to operate.

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