[acheron9383]

Yeah, the key is the Amazon still _makes money_ on the services it provides, it just spends it all on some project. Contrast that with even Uber which has some very unhealthy indicators even in mature offerings. It is actually kind of amazing that Uber can't or doesn't make money even while taking a 20% cut of every ride sold. (I assume they must make money in some cities and not in others) That is a substantial margin for a middleman, especially one in a market with only one other real player.