Dec 9th 2013, 16:39, by Chris Welch
It takes eBay just one hour to deliver products in select cities; the company's eBay Now service offers same-day delivery for a nominal $5 fee. So in the eyes of CEO John Donahue, Amazon's bold plan to deploy delivery drones is neither realistic nor necessary. "We're not really focusing on long-term fantasies, we're focusing on things that will change consumers' experience today," he said during an appearance on Bloomberg TV. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently claimed his company aims to make drone-based deliveries a reality by 2015 or sometime thereafter. The company's fleet of drones could drop off packages weighing up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less, Bezos said.
eBay Now, on the other hand, allows customers in New York City,...
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