Are online marketplaces a genuine threat to the channel?

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Online shopping for IT might be taking business from the channel, but they are also the 'Wild West' of offerings, experts note

From Amazon to Microsoft to Salesforce, increasingly, IT vendors are launching their own online marketplaces, aggregating products and solutions and pitching them as a 'one-stop shop' for IT buyers...

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