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My guess is this is an intentional marketing ploy. Think of how much press this is generating. Frontpage of HN. No way we are talking about this otherwise.


Not sure I follow.

"Hey did you know Amazon is unreliable and unusable?" "Really? (checks) Yup, you're right!"

(somewhere in the distance, a marketing guru cackles with delight)


No. I work in one of the biggest fulfillment centers in the network. Shit broke.


They are losing millions in revenue every minute their site is down. Way too expensive for marketing.


Amazon is the front page nearly every day for some reason or other (:


If you are big enough it's hard to miss you.


yes, this is the first I'm hearing about this whole amazon thing!


#tinfoilhat




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