🎧 The Bezos Divide

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🎧 The Bezos Divide

Rob Long wonders why Amazon shopping is so easy yet watching Prime Video is so hard

Rob Long

Apr 9

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The Bezos Divide

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There are two keys to making money in showbiz: make a hit, and make it easy to watch and find. In other words, make the experience more like shopping on Amazon. Easy is why kids are on YouTube, Rob Long is watching The Gilded Age in TikTok snippets and why Amazon makes being online a seamless experience — except on Prime Video.

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