Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B

Post by bemmu » Wed, May 26, 2021, 2:35 PM UTC

shmageggy wrote: post #182

wut42 wrote: post #16

> The deal can be viewed as a doubling down on business strategy that Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, articulated at a conference in 2016: “When we win a Golden Globe, it helps us sell more shoes,” he had said, referring to Amazon's diverse business divisions. This part is a real nugget.

That blew my mind. We have so much sci-fi depicting the evil mega-corp that's it has become a trope, yet we're just lumbering along towards that exact future.

Post by amelius » Wed, May 26, 2021, 2:36 PM UTC

lotsofpulp wrote: post #161

amelius wrote: post #123

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I guess it would be practically impossible to remove the item from the video, though. Or will Amazon shoot the scene multiple times, with different items?

I assume that can be handled trivially with today’s video editing capabilities.

Post by lotsofpulp » Wed, May 26, 2021, 2:36 PM UTC

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ssharp wrote: post #170

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> It will most will likely consolidate to 4 major players so we're looking at 4 subscriptions to watch most new content. How do you see this playing out when there have been so many big investments by traditional players to put forward new streaming services? The major players went from Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon and have now added Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Apple TV+, and Paramount+, with more on the way. Untangling…

This kind of confusing experience is certainly advantageous towards extracting more from the viewer. It’s like shopping malls being designed to be difficult to get out of.

Post by brightball » Wed, May 26, 2021, 2:37 PM UTC

abcc8 wrote: post #185

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Our whole family has been doing that this year. Watching older movies and TV shows is much more pleasant all around. This was tougher growing up when kids all watched the same shows and talked about them, but with content so all over the place now that common thread seems to be mostly gone at school (outside of internet video stuff).

Same here, but we haven't gone as far back as the 50s. Mostly we've been enjoying family movies from the 70s, 80s, and early 90s, back when sets were elaborate and most effects were practical. Many of these older movies have really stood the test of time. Hook, The Goonies, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Muppets movies, Ernest Scared Stoopid, Willy Wonka, etc are all family favorites.

Post by shmageggy » Wed, May 26, 2021, 2:37 PM UTC

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nautilus12 wrote: post #14

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They are close to hitting a critical point in terms of political and economic power where they literally will no longer be able to be stopped. We will have no recourse but to replace our government with Amazon. It will be like Buy n Large in Wall-e.

I disagree, there is a lot the government could do. Amazon is nothing with out the US Government. Protection of all of it's property, maintaining infrastructure, both the internet and transportation system. Simply charging business for the wear and tear the place on the roads would be a start.