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Especially now that Amazon owns Whole Foods, the vast majority of my disposable income is theirs. It would be very difficult for them to make Prime no longer wo

Especially now that Amazon owns Whole Foods, the vast majority of my disposable income is theirs. It would be very difficult for them to make Prime no longer worthwhile for me.

TearsInTheRain 9y ago
That doesn't at all scare you? Is there anything that they could be doing with your data or money that would make you think twice about using prime?
- dsacco 9y ago
  > Is there anything that they could be doing with your data or money that would make you think twice about using prime? Realistically speaking, probably not, no.
  - bcaulfield 9y ago
    +1 for straight up honesty. I'm the same way, wish I were more on top of stuff like this, but don't have time.
- Spivak 9y ago
  The only thing I think he should be afraid of is what to do in the case of prices increases or service shutdowns. They are probably mining his data to sell him more things but that seems like it's welcome.
  - user5994461 9y ago
    The thing you should worry are your little sisters and nephews who have low skill jobs and might end up at Amazon. They have terrible work conditions.
- casefields 9y ago
  It is a little concerning but legal minds are starting to put together the scholarship that will most likely be needed to pursue an anti-trust case against Amazon. Amazon's Antitrust Paradox: https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-paradox https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-parado...
Chaebixi 9y ago
> Especially now that Amazon owns Whole Foods, the vast majority of my disposable income is theirs. It would be very difficult for them to make Prime no longer worthwhile for me. I have a realized this too, but my response has been to explicitly try to shop elsewhere, to spread my dollars around. I've found Amazon often isn't even really that competitive anymore, they're just coasting on people's habits. I also don't want them to end up an unassailable retail monopoly or near-monopoly.
- mark_l_watson 9y ago
  I agree about spreading purchases to different venders. I try to buy digital books from Kinfle, Google Play Books, and Apple. Losing my entire library due to an account problem seemed like a bad risk.

Especially now that Amazon owns Whole Foods, the vast majority of my disposable income is theirs. It would be very difficult for them to make Prime no longer worthwhile for me.

TearsInTheRain 9y ago

That doesn't at all scare you? Is there anything that they could be doing with your data or money that would make you think twice about using prime?

dsacco 9y ago
> Is there anything that they could be doing with your data or money that would make you think twice about using prime? Realistically speaking, probably not, no.
- bcaulfield 9y ago
  +1 for straight up honesty. I'm the same way, wish I were more on top of stuff like this, but don't have time.
Spivak 9y ago
The only thing I think he should be afraid of is what to do in the case of prices increases or service shutdowns. They are probably mining his data to sell him more things but that seems like it's welcome.
- user5994461 9y ago
  The thing you should worry are your little sisters and nephews who have low skill jobs and might end up at Amazon. They have terrible work conditions.
casefields 9y ago
It is a little concerning but legal minds are starting to put together the scholarship that will most likely be needed to pursue an anti-trust case against Amazon. Amazon's Antitrust Paradox: https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-paradox https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-parado...

Chaebixi 9y ago

> Especially now that Amazon owns Whole Foods, the vast majority of my disposable income is theirs. It would be very difficult for them to make Prime no longer worthwhile for me. I have a realized this too, but my response has been to explicitly try to shop elsewhere, to spread my dollars around. I've found Amazon often isn't even really that competitive anymore, they're just coasting on people's habits. I also don't want them to end up an unassailable retail monopoly or near-monopoly.

mark_l_watson 9y ago
I agree about spreading purchases to different venders. I try to buy digital books from Kinfle, Google Play Books, and Apple. Losing my entire library due to an account problem seemed like a bad risk.