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April 27, 2005

Amazon.com's Spends on Search Technology Development

Amazon.com reported their Q1 earnings yesterday. This IHT has details. If you're wondering if any tidbits about A9 were revealed, this Forbes article notes that Amazon.com spent $92 million (a 59% increase from Q1 2004) on technology. This number includes both A9 and other Amazon.com technology development. Amazon's CFO, Tom Szkutak, added that the company is continuing to hire programmers at A9 and for other Amazon.com web services.

Posted by Gary Price at April 27, 2005 4:35 PM