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uptown on Aug 27, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, d...

I don't understand why Amazon hasn't tried to buy Netflix. It seems like a natural fit for their business model.

eurleif on Aug 27, 2014 [–]

Netflix's market cap is 19% of Amazon's.

primelens on Aug 27, 2014 | [–]

They missed their opportunity in mid to late 2012 when NFLX hovered around $65. They're in the high 400s now.

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