Five years ago, I think many of us covering tech knew this was happening. The rest of the world is realizing it now as well. I think that is driving a lot of the backlash to the tech industry in Washington and beyond. People see many changes happening around them, maybe in their pocketbook, office or government. And they are wondering whether we have a grip on where this is all heading.
You edit a lot of Amazon stories and you live near a Whole Foods, which Amazon now owns. Discuss.
Well, I certainly can attest that the avocados at Whole Foods are cheaper now.
It’s interesting to watch up close what is happening to the store after Amazon bought Whole Foods. I’m frankly surprised it hasn’t changed a lot more. You can see Amazon bleed into the store more each month, but most of the changes are baby steps.
Next I hope Amazon takes a leap and tackles the horrible checkout lines. Whatever algorithm they use for that needs to be rewritten from scratch.
Are you a Prime member?
I am, and I like to think our family gets its money’s worth. In addition to Whole Foods, where we get a discount as a Prime member, we do some shopping on Amazon.com. Our children use Amazon Music through our Echo device. And I sometimes zone out with a show on Prime Video.
It’s not that we decided to be an Amazon family. It has just crept up on us.
Outside of work, what tech do you love to use?
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/technology/personaltech/staying-on-top-of-techs-changing-story.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
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