What is your opinion of how much this bothers Jeff Bezos? I'd venture somewhere between not at all and too far off the radar to register. The site's revenue has fallen to less than $2 million a year. That isn't all profit. Not enough to care for his new yacht for a year.
of course I'm not saying Amazon should keep the site open. I'm just saying they shouldn't take it down and it looks right now like they will. Someone with lower margins could still operate it at a profit, or at least a funding solution could be found to keep the content hosted.
I hate video. Why go back to cassettes? In other words, why go back to a linear format when we're in the digital age? I know you can skip but I can scan text a whole lot faster than video. I understand many people like video, and youtube and other formats generate revenue for creators so it makes sense, but I still hate it. Just my 2c...
I have tried to resist the youtube influence, but it's becoming impossible. So much content only lives there now. And, a large part of what brought me back to more serious engagement with photography is getting started in birds (and other wildlife I suppose), and it seems that youtube is the only place to really get a handle on it - but there are some very good/helpful bird photo channels. Largely the same thing for macro - there are really some very good youtube channels for macro.
I had a similar journey, also lusting for the Nikon 950How sad! They have been around since the early days. I still remember the buzz when digital cameras first came out. I really wanted a Nikon Coolpix 950, but I had no money at the time. So I bought a Canon Digital Ixus instead. I read dpreview voraciously, getting excited with all the new cameras that were coming out. For me it was a huge revolution from film photography. I could take as many photos as I liked! No need to change film canisters every 36 shots! And ... although film aficionados thought otherwise, I thought that even lowly 2 megapixel images looked cleaner than film.
I had an early HP 3 mp camera just to see if I like digital. I had it the 2nd day at my grandmother's birthday party and took tons of pictures I wouldn't have otherwise. She took ill and was only with us another 2 weeks. I lusted after a really good digicam in the 950 you picture and finally purchased one 2nd hand. I used it and used it to death. My poor old Canon film SLR went unloved. I even had some of the screw on lenses for telephoto, and one that let you take snapshots of negatives.How sad! They have been around since the early days. I still remember the buzz when digital cameras first came out. I really wanted a Nikon Coolpix 950, but I had no money at the time. So I bought a Canon Digital Ixus instead. I read dpreview voraciously, getting excited with all the new cameras that were coming out. For me it was a huge revolution from film photography. I could take as many photos as I liked! No need to change film canisters every 36 shots! And ... although film aficionados thought otherwise, I thought that even lowly 2 megapixel images looked cleaner than film.
If they completely close it, a better business unit tax loss deduction. Sale would get in the way of Jeff Bozo’s plans,ie, more trips to space and more houses.
