tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post4337398359937071685..comments2024-03-28T08:01:34.001-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: Of Amazon and Whole FoodsToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-15295591858117138892017-06-28T19:59:54.524-07:002017-06-28T19:59:54.524-07:00Not a bad analogy at all, Rain. Large massive beh...Not a bad analogy at all, Rain. Large massive behemoths struggling - and crushing everything around them into dust.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-27627227896436994132017-06-27T10:28:36.259-07:002017-06-27T10:28:36.259-07:00Amazon vs. Google...why does this remind me of the...Amazon vs. Google...why does this remind me of the Transformers movie lol?Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-74674933357669152962017-06-27T08:26:17.633-07:002017-06-27T08:26:17.633-07:00Actually, I believe they already have a store for ...Actually, I believe they already have a store for employees that does this very thing. Quite a bit dystopian for me as well.<br /><br />Whole Foods is something worth walking through at least once to see it. It is a lot of fun. But not something I could afford to shop in or at on a regular basis.<br /><br />I suppose, should we live long enough and not destroy the world, the final looming battle of Amazon versus Google would be interesting to watch...Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-38322783582952555402017-06-27T08:21:49.839-07:002017-06-27T08:21:49.839-07:00We don't have Whole Foods here in Quebec. I th...We don't have Whole Foods here in Quebec. I think that Amazon is following Google by trying to take over the world so to speak! I read an article a while back they their intention is to have "clerkless" grocery stores without cash tellers. As you browse through the store and pick up your item, it is "smart" enough as you leave to tally things up and it dings your credit card immediately. I think I got that right. It seems a little too dystopian for my taste!Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.com