>>1142666wrong. Amazon has almost never been profitable even though they make tens or hundreds of billions per year - over 90% of their revenue is lost to overhead like promotions, free shipping, advertising, and other marketing strategies. sever years since the 90s (including some years in the 2000s/2010s they've lost money.
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http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2014/01/amazon_earnings_how_jeff_bezos_gets_investors_to_believe_in_him.html