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[[wikipedia:Amazon_(company)|'''Amazon.com, Inc.''']] is a global leader in e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital streaming, founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. Originally launched as an online bookstore, Amazon quickly expanded into a marketplace offering a wide range of products, including electronics, clothing, household goods, and groceries. Today, it is one of the largest companies in the world, with a dominant presence in retail, technology, and logistics. | [[wikipedia:Amazon_(company)|'''Amazon.com, Inc.''']] is a global leader in e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital streaming, founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. Originally launched as an online bookstore, Amazon quickly expanded into a marketplace offering a wide range of products, including electronics, clothing, household goods, and groceries. Today, it is one of the largest companies in the world, with a dominant presence in retail, technology, and logistics. | ||
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====Business Model==== | |||
Amazon gets a majority of its revenue from seller fees and Amazon prime memberships. In addition, Amazon has a "subscribe and save" option for some products. With this, the page to manage these subscriptions is obfuscated for the user, intentional or not. | |||
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File:Amazon Subscribe and Save Example.jpg|No "subscribe and save" option avaliable | |||
File:Amazon Subscribe and Save Example (1).jpg|The option appears in the "buy again" section. | |||
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==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
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!Related video(s) | !Related video(s) | ||
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|Amazon removing kindle books from old devices. | |||
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|As of May 26, 2025 Kindle for Android app versions released prior to March 2022 (v8.51 or earlier) no longer support Kindle content downloads. | |||
|Old android devices (such as Galaxy Tab 4) that are not compatible with Android OS v.9.0+ are no longer able to download Kindle ebooks. Furthermore, Amazon 'forcibly' removed any ebooks downloaded to the kindle app on those devices the next time they connected to the internet, without warning that this would occur. | |||
|https://www.androidauthority.com/kindle-app-drm-loophole-3554844/ | |||
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|Amazon sells | |Amazon sells lethal litterboxes | ||
|2024 | |2024 | ||
|Amazon sold litterboxes that were designed in a unsafe way that led to the deaths of multiple cats, and posed a danger to young children. | |Amazon sold litterboxes that were designed in a unsafe way that led to the deaths of multiple cats, and posed a danger to young children. | ||
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|Amazon removes option not to send voice recordings from Echo devices | |Amazon removes option not to send voice recordings from Echo devices | ||
|2025 | |2025 | ||
|In March 2025, Echo customers with the option "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" enabled received an e-mail that local processing will no longer be supported on their device.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=TechLinked – Microsoft’s Big Oopsie – Echo voice recordings, Gemini watermarks |url=https://youtu.be/DhXH83O6pXc?t=268 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=YouTube – TechLinked}}</ref> | |In March 2025, Echo customers with the option "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" enabled received an e-mail that local processing will no longer be supported on their device.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=TechLinked – Microsoft’s Big Oopsie – Echo voice recordings, Gemini watermarks |url=https://youtu.be/DhXH83O6pXc?t=268 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=YouTube – TechLinked}}</ref> | ||
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|Amazon discontinues Appstore for Android devices | |||
|2025 | |||
|On August 20, 2025, Amazon will remove Android devices' access to the Amazon Appstore. | |||
|Android apps downloaded through the Amazon Appstore will cease to function. | |||
|[https://www.androidauthority.com/amazon-shuts-down-android-app-store-3528170/ Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store that you never used anyway] | |||
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|Amazon fights against unionization | |||
|1994 - Present | |||
|Ever since its creation, Amazon has demonstrated anti-union efforts. This has even gone to the point of being in the training videos for employees, invoking fear in any who resist this corporate hold. | |||
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRpwVwFxyk4 Amazon trains against unionizing] | |||
[https://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2021/11/15/crushing-unions-by-any-means-necessary-how-amazons-blistering-anti-union-campaign-won-in-bessemer-alabama/ Article on Anti-unionism of Amazon] | |||
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==Products==<!-- Considering the sheer amount of products Amazon has, we should consider the table format --> | ==Products==<!-- Considering the sheer amount of products Amazon has, we should consider the table format --> | ||
===Amazon Kindle ( | ===Amazon Kindle (2007–Present)=== | ||
Amazon has progressively removed options for products purchased through the Kindle, effectively changing the meaning of purchases and ownership. It first removed the ability of users to lend e-books to one another, and later removed the ability to download purchased e-books to a computer. | Amazon has progressively removed options for products purchased through the Kindle, effectively changing the meaning of purchases and ownership. It first removed the ability of users to lend e-books to one another, and later removed the ability to download purchased e-books to a computer. | ||
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Amazon sold physical devices that could displaying photos stored in its Amazon Photos cloud storage through its PhotosPlus service. Less than one year later, it cancelled the service, which [[Retroactively amended purchase|changed the functionality]] of the devices, including showing advertisements every few hours. | Amazon sold physical devices that could displaying photos stored in its Amazon Photos cloud storage through its PhotosPlus service. Less than one year later, it cancelled the service, which [[Retroactively amended purchase|changed the functionality]] of the devices, including showing advertisements every few hours. | ||
===Amazon Prime ( | ===Amazon Prime (2005–Present)=== | ||
Amazon uses [[dark patterns]] for its subscription services, including tricking users into subscribing and making it very complicated to cancel. | Amazon uses [[dark patterns]] for its subscription services, including tricking users into subscribing and making it very complicated to cancel. | ||
===Amazon | ===Amazon Appstore (2011–Present)=== | ||
Amazon Appstore is the primary app store for Amazon's Fire devices, and is also available on other Android devices. On August 20, 2025, Amazon will remove access to the app store for all non-Fire devices. All apps installed from the Amazon Appstore will cease to function. Fire devices will continue to be able to access the Amazon Appstore. As of July 2025, there has been no mention of restitution for users who may have purchased paid apps through the Amazon Appstore. | |||
===Amazon | ===Amazon Echo (2014–Present)=== | ||
== | ===Amazon Alexa (2013–Present)=== | ||
==All Louis Rossmann videos covering Amazon== | ===All Louis Rossmann videos covering Amazon===<!-- These references should be updated to either: A. Use the title of the video B. Summarize the video --> | ||
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