Wow...Amazon just came out with the Amazon Dash, a wireless button that you stick in your house to order things.
Really? Is this how lazy, we have become? We are so lazy that we can't even open our browser? our
smartphone? tablet? Oh man....
But! I do not admit that it is cool because the data that Amazon collects will be able to allow Amazon
to predict your behavior better. If they realize that You order late at night, they will know that you are
likely to come home late and also they can learn maybe that you like to eat at night. The data that
Amazon gets from the Dash will definitely give an edge to Amazon in figuring out. Also, Amazon
would be able to make money by selling this data with manufacturers.
So it is a smart move for Amazon but a bit sad day for all of us. But then again, better demand
prediction is likely to lead to more efficient production and therefore less waste, so I guess it works :p
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