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Amazon today announced that it would acquire shoes, clothing, bags, and accessories etailer Zappos.com in a stock-swap deal that will total approximately $847m. Although the deal is being widely reported as an acquisition, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh doesn't see it exactly that way. In an extensive letter to his employees on the …

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  1. bob, mon!
    Coat

    I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop...

    ...so to speak.

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  2. frank ly
    Stop

    A small complaint..

    I realise that your headlines and sub-headings are meant to be amusing (and they usually are) but in this case it was downright misleading.

    I've just been through the Zappos.com website shoes section and there is nothing exciting there. There may be some 'low hanging fruit' people out there who found something to enjoy but for a connoisseur it is merely pitiful.

    Yours more in sorrow than anger....etc

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  3. Chimpofdoom!

    Hmmm

    If only amazon could aquire Pacsun.com, they have some of the best jeans and they won't ship to dear old blighty :(

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  4. Marvin the Martian
    FAIL

    And this interests any Reg reader how?

    Shoes??

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