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ZDNet: Amazon expects profit by year-endJul 21, 2001, 21:00 (9 Talkback[s])(Other stories by Troy Wolverton, Greg Sandoval) [ Thanks to abeowitz for this link. ] Small mention of Linux here, but we'll include it because along with commodity PCs Linux is mentioned matter-of-factly as part of Amazon's plan to be profitable (pro forma) by the end of the fiscal year. "...Along with its effort to increase growth, Amazon is also cutting costs across the board, representatives said. In its information technology department, for instance, Amazon has begun to revamp its computer systems, using "commodity" PCs and the Linux operating system, said Rick Dalzell, the company's chief information officer. Related Stories: |