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Old 04-03-2019, 11:07 AM   #1032 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
That's the whole point. Amazon wasn't profitable for 10 years or so, while they grew exponentially. Once a major force in the market, the growth slowed down and profits emerged.

And so it will be with Tesla and other companies that go down this route.
Amazon has been profitable since 2009. Their recent spike in profits is from their AWS division. The retail business is still basically break-even. That is not surprising as retail has VERY low margins, lower than even making cars.
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