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Is there any downside to buying Amazon right now? Is there really a ceiling?
Posted on 3/8/18 at 9:49 am
Posted on 3/8/18 at 9:49 am
I suppose the more hand wringing leads to lost gains. I remember a month ago when this stock was in the $1300s. Any chance it hits $2,000 this year?
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Posted on 3/8/18 at 9:57 am to YoungManOldMan
Amazon is the new bitcoin.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 10:19 am to Triple Bogey
I'm confused by that statement. Amazon is actually makes money? What is bitcoin doing?
This post was edited on 3/8/18 at 11:29 am
Posted on 3/8/18 at 10:48 am to YoungManOldMan
The day someone proves that Alexa devices are listening when unprompted is a day I would not want to own AMZN.
However, their money maker is AWS - which is quickly becoming a must have. Its hard to find an IT provider not utilizing it in some way.
However, their money maker is AWS - which is quickly becoming a must have. Its hard to find an IT provider not utilizing it in some way.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 10:51 am to anc
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The day someone proves that Alexa devices are listening when unprompted
Alexa is always listening. It doesn't possess some magic ability to only listen when you use the term "Alexa" to activate a control.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 10:51 am to LSU1018
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Amazon actually makes money?
yes, it does.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 10:52 am to YoungManOldMan
I heard they're targeting Walmart's consumer base by offering discounts on Amazon Prime to people on Medicaid. At first I thought it sounded stupid, but as high speed Internet becomes more ubiquitous and delivery options become cheaper and cheaper, online shopping may be a huge gain in the lower socioeconomic classes.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 11:06 am to StringedInstruments
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the lower socioeconomic classes.
Amazon is the perfect model for lay-a-way, you may be on to something.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 11:15 am to ATLdawg25
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Alexa is always listening. It doesn't possess some magic ability to only listen when you use the term "Alexa" to activate a control.
The Alexa isn't always "listening" The in device technology is only capable of recognizing the wake word which activates the device to listen/record. This was done on purpose as a privacy measure
The only time long term recording is done, which requires Amazon's cloud, is after you wake your Alexa.
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Posted on 3/8/18 at 11:25 am to GenesChin
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The Alexa isn't always "listening" The in device technology is only capable of recognizing the wake word which activates the device to listen/record. This was done on purpose as a privacy measure
The only time long term recording is done, which requires Amazon's cloud, is after you wake your Alexa.
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Sure....
Posted on 3/8/18 at 11:26 am to YoungManOldMan
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Is there any downside to buying Amazon right now? Is there really a ceiling?
There's huge downside once Bezos can't pay Peter (Core business) with Paul's money (AWS operating profits). So watch growth in Azure. I don't believe AWS has sustained market share with stiff competition for a significant amount of time.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 11:29 am to GenesChin
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The Alexa isn't always "listening" The in device technology is only capable of recognizing the wake word which activates the device to listen/record. This was done on purpose as a privacy measure
If a service is provided to you for free, 99.9% of the time you are paying the cost with some type of personal information. Google is a great example. That free search engine you're using is recording an unconscionable amount of data that Google then uses to sell advertising. I have no doubt Alexa operates the same way, whether google admits it or not.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 11:35 am to wutangfinancial
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There's huge downside once Bezos can't pay Peter (Core business) with Paul's money (AWS operating profits). So watch growth in Azure. I don't believe AWS has sustained market share with stiff competition for a significant amount of time.
You could be onto something with this however Amazon has made huge moves to shift itself away from a "core business" model. At one point it was a marketplace/logistics company, at this point it is a mixture of all different things that intertwine with each other which is really where it's value is.
Obviously the counterpoint is what happens when the profitable parts of the company stop being profitable and no longer outweigh the non profitable parts. Other companies have done so much to catch up with Amazon's logistics it no longer really has that advantage over everyone else.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 12:59 pm to hiltacular
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Obviously the counterpoint is what happens when the profitable parts of the company stop being profitable and no longer outweigh the non profitable parts.
see GE
Amazon to me is over valued. great company but they can't justify that pe. it would take tons of dumb luck and perfect execution to get thst to be realistic.
Posted on 3/8/18 at 2:53 pm to YoungManOldMan
I was actually thinking today about selling all the other positions in my short term account and just buying Amazon every day that it’s down.
This post was edited on 3/8/18 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 3/8/18 at 2:56 pm to mule74
quote:you're gonna have a bad time
every day that it’s down.
Posted on 3/9/18 at 8:12 pm to castorinho
They are looking into mortgage now? Bezos is turning into Musk with all of these grand ideas. So innovative lol
Posted on 3/10/18 at 7:20 am to YoungManOldMan
No offense but this thread is a great indicator that it may be time to buy some put spreads in Amazon
Posted on 4/26/18 at 3:03 pm to YoungManOldMan
Amazon is up $115 AH
Posted on 4/26/18 at 3:13 pm to dawg4lyfe
Not bad
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