Amazon Buys Woot

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One of the big news items today is that Amazon has purchased Woot.com. Their first item to celebrate this occasion? The Amazon Kindle , which is normally $189 on Amazonhas dropped to $149 on woot. Sure, they might get an avalanche of orders for the Kindle, but

Here's woot's take on the buyout: Amazon, Woot and You: But Mostly Woot".

Amazon's buyout strategy seems to be: if the business model makes money, acquire them. It's not a bad strategy, and it may be that 10 years from now, Amazon will own every .com that actually matters.

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