Why would Netflix fund Amazon's prime video service?
Why would Walmart fund amazon.com and Whole Foods?
Why would Dropbox fund Amazon Drive?
AWS is their most profitable business in terms of margin. It makes sense to avoid funding your competition if possible, which is a problem for Amazon given how many business divisions they have and continue to add.
AWS is their most profitable business in terms of margin. It makes sense to avoid funding your competition if possible, which is a problem for Amazon given how many business divisions they have and continue to add.