Amazon.com Inc. The Largest Technology Company in the USA

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Amazon.com Inc. is one of the largest technology companies in the United States of America (USA). The company provides various products for its customers online. In the past few decades, Amazon.com Inc. relied on other firms to deliver goods to its clients worldwide. However, currently, the firm is not dependent on shipping companies, such as Fed-Ex Corporation and the USA Postal Service. Instead, it has other ways of delivering products to its customers. In my opinion, shifting to other delivery systems rather than outsourcing deliveries is a good move. First, the company will continue having a good reputation for being among the companies that are doing something to eradicate the adverse consequences of climate change. Second, Amazon.com Inc. will save more money, which it paid the shipping firms for the services they provided. In that case, it will not struggle to raise the $700 million by 2030 for buying 100,000 electric vehicles to be used in delivering goods to its clients (Thomas, 2019). Third, the company will no longer encounter inconveniences associated with third-party distribution firms. Consequently, Amazon.com Inc.’s decision is one of the best that other large corporations should emulate.
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Amazon.com Inc. has plans to purchase electric vehicles so that it can reduce greenhouse emissions. Specifically, the release of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere poses significant dangers to humanity. As such, by buying electric cars, Amazon.com Inc. shows that it is on the side of creating a safe environment for people. Nevertheless, the company’s decision will impact its future income. In 2014, Amazon.com Inc. generated revenues of approximately $29.33 billion. The net profit of the firm was $214 million, which represented $0.45 per share. Amazon.com Inc. had a net income of $10.073 billion, $3.033 billion, and $2.371 billion in 2018, 2016, and 2015 resp...