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As usual, this articles doesn’t understand that there should be a different between standards imposed on everyone by law and standards set by businesses for the
by morpheuskafka 8y ago
As usual, this articles doesn’t understand that there should be a different between standards imposed on everyone by law and standards set by businesses for their own marketplaces and by extension the reputation of their brand.
If private refurbishers can no longer sell through Amazon, they can throw up a Shopify or WooCommerce in a few hours and keep going. Amazon, like any other business, is entitled to choose whose products are to be sold through then.
This is a free market society and we all may choose where to purchase products. Many Amazon customers want to see only official products that are trustworthy and carry manufacturer support. Just like Walmart or Target or Joe’s corner store, Amazon is making a business decision to better serve they customers. No one is losing any sort of right.
- ucha 8y agoAmazon has a 50+ % share of e-commerce in the US. By law, monopolies are not allowed to engage in anti-competitive behaviour including favouring some products or their own.
- sofaofthedamned 8y agoAmazon don't stop Chromecast and a whole slew of other Google products, neither do they let third parties.
- empath75 8y ago50% is far from being a monopoly. AT&T had 100% of phone service. Google has 90% of the search market. Windows 95 had something like 95% market share. Those are monopolies. Amazon may have a monopoly on some market segments like books, but they’re far from having a monopoly in online retail.