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(disclosure: long amzn)

Walmart made a smart play with Jet.com, but I think they'll only ever do retail. They won't do AI which Amazon uses to drive more sales of Prime, etc... I also think they don't need to compete with them necessarily. Its good to have both Walmart and Amazon.

I think the closest competitor to AMZN is BABA. Souq purchase was huge to fend off that competition.

I'm long Amazon because they're the best company i see at figuring out a problem and solving to it for the long term with innovative, scalable, solutions.




Imagine a future where another tech giant buys Walmart, though. A Google-owned Walmart could certainly compete head-to-head with Amazon on retail.


What does "I'm long Amazon" mean?



Being long is a stock market term that means you are invested in a company and believe the stock price will increase. It's the opposite of being short.


The poster holds stock in Amazon and beliefs in its long term success.




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