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The difference is that none of those examples dominate their market. The problem isn't "Amazon uses their platform to promote their own products" it's "Amazon u
by apcragg 8y ago
The difference is that none of those examples dominate their market. The problem isn't "Amazon uses their platform to promote their own products" it's "Amazon uses their market dominance to promote their own products which might not otherwise be competitive"
- basch 8y agoI agree, I just think its Wal-marts playbook, and to single Amazon out is more political than do-goodery. In Wal-marts case its floorspace, in Amazon's its eshelf and datacenter storage.
- notatoad 8y agodominating the market and holding a monopoly are not the same thing. Amazon has a dominant position in many markets, but are not a monopoly on any market unless you re-define the market to be amazon's portion of it. Does amazon have a retail monopoly? absolutely not. An online retail monopoly? still no. An online book selling monopoly? okay, now we're getting closer but still not a monopoly. A kindle books monopoly? yeah, by definition.
- basch 8y agothere is much more to anti-trust than just monopolies. theres a whole slew of anti competitive behavior.