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mediamemo.allthingsd.com - 12/15/2008

Amazon’s MP3 Store, One Year In: No iTunes Killer; Probably Won’t Be

— mediamemo.allthingsd.com — Amazon has been selling digital music from all the big music labels for nearly a year now.... It hasn't changed Apple's grip on that business in any way, and it hasn't made any money for Amazon. But don't write it off as a failure just yet. (more) Amazon’s MP3 Store, One Year In: No iTunes Killer; ...

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techflash.com - 12/12/2008

Key data center architect leaves Microsoft, headed for Amazon - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology ...

— techflash.com — James Hamilton, one of the big brains behind Microsoft's data center strategy, has left the company, according... to a note on his Microsoft home page . And we just confirmed that he's headed across town to Amazon.com, one of Microsoft's key rivals in ... (more) Key data center architect leaves Microsoft, headed for ...

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olpcnews.com - 12/15/2008

Breaking News: Amazon UK May Cancel G1G1 Global Orders!! - One Laptop Per Child News

— olpcnews.com — Heads up to European Give 1 Get 1 donors! Amazon.co.uk may be canceling your G1G1 Global purchase... because OLPC is talking too long to ship your XO laptop. Via OLPC News Forum , here is the Amazon.co.uk email being sent out : Dear Donor: The following ... (more) Breaking News: Amazon UK May Cancel G1G1 Global Orders!! ...

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Reports of shoddy Amazon U.K. work conditions
Amazon & the online retail blog — One thing I learned early on in this beat is that the British news outlets dedicate much attention to the Seattle-based company, because it does a lot of business in the U.K. The Times of London reported on Sunday that Amazon "is making its staff work seven days a week and threatening them with the sack if they take time off sick." A Sunday Times reporter took a temporary seasonal job with Amazon and worked there for seven days as a packer. Amazon.co.uk is Britain's most popular Web site for Christmas shopping, the report said. The Sunday Times said that its investigation ...

Amazon.com's holiday sweatshop horror [Naughty]
Gawker: valleywag — ... The Times of London reports that workers in Amazon.com's UK fulfillment centers risk firing if they take sick days, even with a doctor's permission, and must work mandatory seven-day weeks. The pay, through a temporary-laborer firm, is $10.40 an hour — but employees must pay $13 a day for a bus to Amazon's inconveniently located warehouse. ...

Amazon UK Accused of Running a Sweatshop Operation
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech — ... Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews A report in the Sunday Times of London accuses Amazon UK of forcing to employees to work under sweatshop conditions. The report states that Amazon UK is “making its staff work seven days a week and threatening them with the sack if they take time off sick.” The conditions cited in the article remind me of those I’ve seen in investigative reports of sweatshops in countries in countries like Bangladesh. I’m sure you have seen those, or I hope you have. Sweatshops making ...

...And All I Got Was a Lousy Operating System
Internet Evolution: — I'm feeling a little under the weather. I joked on Twitter that it's because I'm about to take some vacation, and without all the stress of working, my immune system becomes excessively deficient. You think I'm kidding? (My London-based colleague responded that perhaps I should consider drinking some vodka. I guess it would certainly kill whatever germs I have!) I'm just glad I don't work for Amazon in the U.K. For my time away from the office, I'm planning on visiting the Panama Canal and also doing a little scuba diving. I've never been to Panama, so if you have any ...

Is Amazon U.K. a Modern-Day Sweatshop?
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... Have you seen the new claims against Amazon’s U.K. division? A report by the U.K.’s Sunday Times claims the company’s shipping center is little more than a sweatshop, forcing employees to work in extreme conditions with unrealistic expectations. ...

Sunday Times: Christmas Joy from Amazon.com Powered by Sweatshop Labor [Amazon]
Gizmodo — ... A reporter for the Times who spent seven days as an elf at one of Amazon's UK warehouses found workers weren't allowed to take sick leave, faced mandatory overtime, infinitesimal breaks and other sweatshop-y conditions. ...

Jeff Bezos spends a week on the Amazon warehouse floor
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... But the issue surfaced again last Christmas, when the Sunday Times reported that staff at the same location - Marston Gate near Milton Keynes - were required to work seven days a week and "punished" for being ill (where staff with a sick note received a "penalty" point; six points meant dismissal). The quotas for packing - 140 items an hour, which is only slightly below the 5 items per two minutes of 2001. Collecting items for packing can mean walking up to 14 miles during a shift. ...