Doing better the little blue
So Slurp's hardware sales are in the toilet at best. Not surprising, they never understood hardware. Software and services are doing well but probably will be facing stiff pricing competition in the cloud and online SaaS in the future. One issue Slurp and other IT companies have never faced is a competitor who is used to low margins in their primary business. Amazon is used to retail margins which in many areas are surprising low. It is ingrained in Amazon's DNA to be cost conscious as all successful retailers are. I doubt Slurp, Itsy Bitsy Moron, Leisure Larry are used to the those margins and how to successfully run a business with those types of margins.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
