Amazon Stock....discuss your thoughts on the future

Monopolies never last

my fiance has her amazon store and basically amazon boosted sellers fees across the board, that should boost profit, and they are indeed investing heavy in cloud computing infrastructure amongst other things.....honestly I know 3600x earnings is scary, but I personally believe they will be one of the greatest growth stories of the next quarter century if not the greatest.

Just curious what others had to say abt it

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It is doing some exciting things and will eventually roll them out to a broader market.

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We were in Seattle visiting my friend and the grocery delivery service was pretty damn awesome. We placed an order at 7:00 at night for delivery the next door of all kinds of grocery items and they were sitting on the porch the next morning at 6:00am. Not sure how well this will work, but I have heard a few cities have this Amazon service now.

I know the Kindle lost a little of its shine when Walmart and Target booted them from their stores, but they have come back pretty well now with some great new products. Seem to be pushing hard into Asia and South America with Kindle sales.

Amazon just does so much, they're incredible

Amazon prime I feel is the coolest thing on earth, everyone should pay $79/yr for the most amazing thing available on the web.....the tv shows,movies combined with free 2 days shipping and 1 free book a month is something walmart will bever be able to compete with

To me amazon is starting to look like a forever type stock, i dont see how anyone can come out and even attempt to compete, their moat is enormous

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I see their potential as insane

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I somewhat agree. I rode this stock last year but sold a few weeks back as I think the risk is too high until profits start rolling in. As quickly as technology/internet sector companies can increase profit and revenue they can lose it just as fast.

I'm still in search of my next buying opportunity if anyone has any other suggestions... :-)

c, i had been preaching PM for the last few weeks as my biggest play and today it jumped $2 to $94....it is hands down combined with altria the best performing stock of all time....google it....emerging markets are smoking more than ever and phillip morris no longer has to deal with lawsuits in the united states since their spinoff a few years ago.....its up 300% in the last 5 years...from the spin off and about 48,000% since the time i was born....unreal what high dividends + dividend growth + low growth stocks do over time......remember slow and steady wins the race...

and best of all, as the dollars falls, phillip morris' profits increase....so its a play on a falling dollar too, and theyre just barely getting into china where 40% of the worlds smokers live, theyve never been in there

I do love amazon's long term growth especially reading stuff like this

Amazon's Retail Domination Strategy

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I think the risk is too high until profits start rolling in.

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Amazon could, at any time, stop investing in growth and just start raking in profits. But they always break even because they spend every dollar they take in on new infrastructure. They are very transparent about the fact that they will continue to spend on growth for as long as they see the opportunity, and that's why investors like them.

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As quickly as technology/internet sector companies can increase profit and revenue they can lose it just as fast.

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Is Amazon really a tech company, though? Sure, they sell web services, and every sale they make is online, but they are a retail store. They sell physical products that people want and need, and they are even getting into groceries. They compete more with Walmart than they do with Google or Apple. And they are not turning profits because they are investing billions in distribution centers to make buying your groceries, electronics, and just about anything else almost as fast as driving to the store to buy it in person.

Amazon is where Walmart was 20 years ago, except Amazon is growing faster.

I absolutely love amazon and buy as much as possible from their site, however, in regards to their stocks ability to continue to rise I see it hinging on a few key things.

1. What does the future hold in regards to taxing internet purchases.
One of the big selling points of Amazon is that a majority of the buyers don't pay tax on their purchases. Even with Best Buy offering to match Amazon prices, on a $3000 TV I would still purchase from Amazon due to free shipping and no taxes which will save a few hundred bucks.

2. With the increased fee structure for sellers, how many will exit and simply sell their wares in another place?

I mean it's just I quit looking at the pe of 3600 and started seeing why it was grossly valued...the no profit is bc they're abt to kick the entire retail sector America in the balls with the hubs they're adding in major cities.....imagine wanting anything and not having to wait and not having to deal with pesky sales people...this is coming damn soon and the reason there is no profit is bc of distribution center investment growth....didn't know that then but I read up 2 weeks ago and amazon seems mind boggling now....they're going to be undisputed king when they open the floodgates and stop investing In growth and just sit back and reap profits

Do you really think you will ever waste gas,time, energy to go to a brick and mortar shop when its cheaper online and its delivered in a few hrs? The only thing that keeps retail alive today is the "right now" factor.....AMAZON is investing like a mad man in the ability to bring that now factor to the web......that was why i didn't get the insane valuation, but now it seems like an epic monopoly is coming...read the link below

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Will Amazon Take Over The World?

I admit i wasnt as educated on amazon a month ago and just valued is based on 3600x earnings P/E....no idea what was brewing like I do now

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the reason there is no profit is bc of distribution center investment growth

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You do realize that "investment growth" has NO EFFECT on the current periods EARNINGS. Just to clarify.