Comments on: Why IBM Should Acquire Amazon http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:35:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tecosystems » When Your Customer is Your Competitor: The Return of Roll Your Own http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-548547 tecosystems » When Your Customer is Your Competitor: The Return of Roll Your Own Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:10:13 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/#comment-548547 [...] James and I tend to agree: Amazon is, in fact, a technology vendor. Even if you don’t subscribe to that idea, you should be planning as if they are. Because the evidence is mounting that the software vendors are facing a powerful new market competitor: their customers. [...] [...] James and I tend to agree: Amazon is, in fact, a technology vendor. Even if you don’t subscribe to that idea, you should be planning as if they are. Because the evidence is mounting that the software vendors are facing a powerful new market competitor: their customers. [...]

]]> By: DanielFeygin's Bookmarks on Delicious http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-521465 DanielFeygin's Bookmarks on Delicious Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:08:17 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/#comment-521465 [...] James Governor’s Monkchips » Why IBM Should Acquire Amazon SAVE [...] [...] James Governor’s Monkchips » Why IBM Should Acquire Amazon SAVE [...]

]]> By: James Governor’s Monkchips » “It would be hard to convince me Amazon needs IBM”. Bonus Erlang dorkery http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-242214 James Governor’s Monkchips » “It would be hard to convince me Amazon needs IBM”. Bonus Erlang dorkery Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:46:13 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/#comment-242214 [...] matters is the money you make for other people. Amazon really seems to understand that. If IBM had bought Amazon at its share price at the time of my recommendation, it would be looking golden by close of play [...] [...] matters is the money you make for other people. Amazon really seems to understand that. If IBM had bought Amazon at its share price at the time of my recommendation, it would be looking golden by close of play [...]

]]> By: the capacity : You pick, open infrastructure or getting things done? http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-240603 the capacity : You pick, open infrastructure or getting things done? Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:48:04 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/#comment-240603 [...] First it was their marketplace, which is to ebay what Facebook is to MySpace. However, they’ve since moved beyond alternate definitions of ‘retailer’. Now, in the techno-sphere, Amazon’s best known for their WebServices which have been used building all kinds of interesting businesses. They’ve grown so influential in the Web2.0 world, that James Governor at RedMonk suggests IBM should consider purchasing Amazon! [...] [...] First it was their marketplace, which is to ebay what Facebook is to MySpace. However, they’ve since moved beyond alternate definitions of ‘retailer’. Now, in the techno-sphere, Amazon’s best known for their WebServices which have been used building all kinds of interesting businesses. They’ve grown so influential in the Web2.0 world, that James Governor at RedMonk suggests IBM should consider purchasing Amazon! [...]

]]> By: tecosystems » Beyond the Books: Amazon’s Next Generation Application Platform http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-132058 tecosystems » Beyond the Books: Amazon’s Next Generation Application Platform Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:16:05 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/#comment-132058 [...] “Right now IBM is very well set up for selling to Enterprise 1.0. But selling to Enterprise 2.0 is going to mean selling to the active end-points, or at least having a conversation with them. IBM needs a ubiquity play. It needs an storage cloud play. With Amazon on board it would have these things. IBM would be part of the internet backbone, and that’s where it has to be.” - James Governor [...] [...] “Right now IBM is very well set up for selling to Enterprise 1.0. But selling to Enterprise 2.0 is going to mean selling to the active end-points, or at least having a conversation with them. IBM needs a ubiquity play. It needs an storage cloud play. With Amazon on board it would have these things. IBM would be part of the internet backbone, and that’s where it has to be.” – James Governor [...]

]]> By: James Governor’s Monkchips » Cisco as a "consumer" company http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-106835 James Governor’s Monkchips » Cisco as a "consumer" company Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:06:37 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/#comment-106835 [...] rather than fostering community-created content, its missing a huge part of the future. IBM makes the same mistake. Its about the shackles of success. Technology companies have no choice but to compete with media [...] [...] rather than fostering community-created content, its missing a huge part of the future. IBM makes the same mistake. Its about the shackles of success. Technology companies have no choice but to compete with media [...]

]]> By: » IBM and Amazon–no way | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-87379 » IBM and Amazon–no way | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com Thu, 24 May 2007 12:33:03 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/#comment-87379 [...] James Governor argues that IBM is too risk averse, large-enterprise focused, and lacks a strong presence at the core of [...] [...] James Governor argues that IBM is too risk averse, large-enterprise focused, and lacks a strong presence at the core of [...]

]]> By: Neil Ward-Dutton http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-87314 Neil Ward-Dutton Thu, 24 May 2007 10:31:27 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/#comment-87314 Perhaps it's a case of "better late than never" here James - sorry for not weighing in earlier. As you can see <a href='http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/20/amazon_marks_sparks/' rel="nofollow">here</a> Amazon's value isn't just in having a funky proposition for SMBs and Web 2.0 players. Amazon is providing the e-commerce infrastructure for UK retail success story Marks & Spencer. What's interesting to me is that when you look at Amazon from the perspective of its component capabilities (CBM, anyone?) rather than from the perspective of its brand, this is a really interesting idea. I know you're not the biggest CBM fan, James, but I think you're using it yourself without knowing ;-) Perhaps it’s a case of “better late than never” here James – sorry for not weighing in earlier. As you can see here Amazon’s value isn’t just in having a funky proposition for SMBs and Web 2.0 players. Amazon is providing the e-commerce infrastructure for UK retail success story Marks & Spencer.

What’s interesting to me is that when you look at Amazon from the perspective of its component capabilities (CBM, anyone?) rather than from the perspective of its brand, this is a really interesting idea.

I know you’re not the biggest CBM fan, James, but I think you’re using it yourself without knowing ;-)

]]> By: James Governor’s Monkchips » And then IBM http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-82494 James Governor’s Monkchips » And then IBM Thu, 17 May 2007 19:08:47 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/#comment-82494 [...] be in the music download business when it buys Amazon, which is I guess why the idea will never happen. On reflection eMusic and Last.FM would probably cost upwards of $2bn so I don’t think Jeff [...] [...] be in the music download business when it buys Amazon, which is I guess why the idea will never happen. On reflection eMusic and Last.FM would probably cost upwards of $2bn so I don’t think Jeff [...]

]]> By: James Governor’s Monkchips » Tivoli and Lotus acquisitions weren’t failures. More thoughts on why IBM should buy Amazon http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/comment-page-1/#comment-67935 James Governor’s Monkchips » Tivoli and Lotus acquisitions weren’t failures. More thoughts on why IBM should buy Amazon Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:04:58 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/04/19/why-ibm-should-acquire-amazon/#comment-67935 [...] was reading this post from IBM Eye (thanks very much for the props Greg) which took my IBM should buy Amazon post seriously (it was meant [...] [...] was reading this post from IBM Eye (thanks very much for the props Greg) which took my IBM should buy Amazon post seriously (it was meant [...]

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