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Retric
on March 19, 2012
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Amazon acquiring Kiva Systems for $775 million
I wonder if preventing their competitors from using Kiva is part of the goal for this acquisition.
masonhensley
on March 19, 2012
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Or, perhaps even better, making your competition your customer.
mediaman
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I agree, this is more likely given their behavior with AWS. They're happy to rent their IP and infrastructure to competitors.
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