sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.org · 3 months agoAlexa had “no profit timeline,” cost Amazon $25 billion in 4 yearsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkAlexa had “no profit timeline,” cost Amazon $25 billion in 4 yearsarstechnica.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.org · 3 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squaret3rmit3@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months ago$25 BILLION dollars wasted. Imagine how many people that could have helped. Fucking travesty. I’m not against private commerce, but these companies sure are working hard to change my mind.
minus-squaresabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI wouldn’t describe it as wasted, even at a stretch. Alexa drives tonnes of money Amazon’s way.
minus-squaret3rmit3@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoNot according to the article: Per “former employees on the Alexa shopping team” that WSJ spoke with, however, the amount of shopping revenue tied to Alexa is insignificant.
minus-squaresabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThink of it like Chrome. Doesn’t directly generate money, but generates a lot of money
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months agoExcept Chrome doesn’t lose a ton of money, energy, etc.
$25 BILLION dollars wasted. Imagine how many people that could have helped. Fucking travesty.
I’m not against private commerce, but these companies sure are working hard to change my mind.
I wouldn’t describe it as wasted, even at a stretch. Alexa drives tonnes of money Amazon’s way.
Not according to the article:
Think of it like Chrome. Doesn’t directly generate money, but generates a lot of money
Except Chrome doesn’t lose a ton of money, energy, etc.