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February 12, 2019

Amazon just acquired Eero because Wi-Fi is key to the smart home - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
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It’s certainly not the only mesh Wi-Fi provider out there, not even the only startup providing mesh Wi-Fi. But Amazon has an advantage when it comes to making acquisitions in consumer products, namely that it can see what consumers buy. This information is invaluable to Amazon as it chooses which companies to buy and even which to invest in.

Lo mismo va para AWS, el uso que se hace de él, y qué funcionalidades merece la pena añadir.

Many companies talk theoretically about the future where access to information becomes a competitive differentiator providing transparency into other businesses by virtue of data analysis. Amazon is already living in this future and acting on it. It will also add to that storehouse of data.

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