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Ask HN: Why isn't UPS leveraging Amazon?

1 points by infocollector ↗ HN
I've been wondering why UPS does not charge Amazon for a percentage of their profit. 5% of any package delivered (or $5000 for every employee who wants to quit). I think of them as Amazon's real employees. Amazon can't goto FedEx (more expensive) and USPS (unreliable). So why isn't UPS using its monopoly on the Amazon monopoly right now?

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JSeymourATL
Afraid that your question is based upon the faulty premise that Amazon is profitable, FedEx is more expensive, and the USPS is less reliable. As for employees who want to quit, they can always move on and delivery pizzas.

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