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by jakequade 911 days ago
If the company is already huge and makes a tonne of profit, there's little/no need to double-dip on an accessory service that already makes a good case for pushing people into their main service (i.e prime video is free if you use amazon prime -> using amazon's main website/service).

It's not about the market cap specifically, it's stating that prime video doesn't need to operate at a profit in order to benefit amazon's core business.

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Wait, I thought it was evil and anticompetitive to use one business unit to prop up another business unit at unsustainable profit margins.