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Amazon Foes Walmart and Microsoft Deepen Tech Partnership
Walmart and Microsoft Join Forces in Battle Against Amazon
At first glance, Walmart's announcement today that it has signed a five-year agreement with Microsoft seems like it's just a major step towards boosting its lagging online growth. But it's really a battle cry against a mutual foe: Amazon (AMZN).
The agreement gives Walmart (WMT) access to Microsoft's 365 and Azure cloud computing systems across all its lines of business, migrating some of its apps and websites to Azure. The retail giant plans to build out a worldwide Internet of Things platform with Microsoft (MSFT), connecting its stores and shipping systems to streamline its supply chain. But it's also likely to break down sales-data silos to better recommend products.
[...] In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the companies' shared rivalry with Amazon "is absolutely core to this." While Walmart is interested in cashierless checkout systems, it is pursuing its own solutions rather than using Microsoft's technology.
Is this really going to bring down Amazon or will they help bring down Walmart (ask Ford and Nokia, etc, how great it is to partner up with Microsoft).
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(Score: 3, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Wednesday July 18 2018, @02:39PM (1 child)
I'm hearing that Amazon is half of the online, it's 49%. Can we call that half? Almost half, right? Which is a lot because so many folks are doing online now. For dog food and everything else. Not easy to beat that one. Hopefully someone will beat them. And possibly we'll be breaking that one up. MicroSoft is tremendous, we love MicroSoft. One of our TOP TOP cyber companies. Walmart, that's another thing. I'm not a fan of Walmart. "Impeach 45," what is that about? I know what it's about. You know what it's about. It's very sad. And very very not nice. A lot of folks are doing a boycott about that one. And I thank them. Very strong boycott against Walmart, let's teach them a lesson!
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Wednesday July 18 2018, @03:05PM
It's because I'm convinced Jeff Bezos is in league with Satan.
If I want electronics order from NewEgg [newegg.com]. If I want books I walk into Powell's City of Books [powells.com] in Portland. If the book isn't in stock in their store I order from Powell's website.
For years now I've been regularly solicited to interview at Amazon. Always I decline - even when I was homeless.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]