Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220699112

My experience (cheated on a computer monitor, on a DVD drive, on ink cartridges):
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20699680

I cancelled Prime a year ago.

That I saw this coming a long time ago, never signed up for or use most of the services that have become so problematic. Lately out of necessity, I have been hanging around with someone who tries to convince me to utilize all the garbage that comes on my phone... endless apps that either cost money or force me to use a service where I can be hacked or worse or some bullshit that I don't need and where I am fine with the methods I have ongoing without any of that stuff. I don't need to shop online, don't want all that crap on my phone or laptop, that kind of stuff usually leads to problems.

Glad I don't have to unsubscribe or stop using a "service" or app since I didn't use them to begin with.

Amazon makes roughly a quarter of their profit from their retail division.

The vast majority of their money comes from Web Services, which is virtually impossible to avoid; over half of the top 50,000 websites use AWS…DU included. They've been aptly described as "a cloud giant with a gift shop."