Aug 02
Should Amazon and eBay Merge?
I was musing about this idea over coffee this morning and came to the conclusion that there were more reasons for eBay and Amaqzon to merge than to stay separate. Now, before you investors, eBay execs and Amazon execs. start picking this apart, let’s at least keep an open mind until you’ve read the entire post.
First, let’s look at some of the main reasons not to merge:
Amazon is growing fine on its own - They really don’t need eBay; they have a plan to rule ecommerce and they are working hard to accomplish that goal — it just may take awhile.
Regulatory issues - If the top two online marketplaces joined forces, there might be some issues with the reduction in competition, but I think a merger would pass muster fairly easy.
Corporate Cultures - You cannot find two more different corporate cultures and it would certainly be very difficult […]