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1247 points mangoman | 2 comments | 05 Dec 16 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.573s | source
1. halotrope ◴[05 Dec 16 15:27 UTC] No.13105917[source]▶
So technically they built something to automatically detect shoplifting (but charge to customer in the process).

If this worked in generic stores they could make a killing with theft detection services.

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2. swalsh ◴[05 Dec 16 17:16 UTC] No.13107032[source]▶
Amazon makes a bigger killing by having a competitive advantage of not having to worry about theft. Just like Kiva gave Amazon an edge in warehousing, this gives them an edge in meat space stores.