David Streitfelds perspicacity and sly wit turned on Amazon. My idea of a model would be Standard Oil: the railroad rebates and kickbacks (Standard demanded lower rates for its own traffic, and an extra charge on other traffic to be kicked back to John D.) Anti-trust finally got him. His millions (billions in todays money) were made even before the automobile -- Standards red kerosene cans (its first great universal product) were known around the world.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 14:08:36 +0000