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Still, they are the monopoly marketplace online. They should be doing _everything_ to avoid looking like they are abusing their monopoly position to muscle into

Still, they are the monopoly marketplace online. They should be doing _everything_ to avoid looking like they are abusing their monopoly position to muscle into other fields. The fact that they don't seem too bothered just seems to indicate to me that regulators are not prepared to act on them. Really the rule should simply be that if you operate a market place you can't sell on it. Full stop. Then we could simply be happy that amazon is finally improving it's search and/or the quality of its listings.

sct202 7y ago
I think a lot of people are missing the point that Amazon controls so much market share now that actions that aren't anti-competitive if you have 1% market share are when you control 50%+.
calimac 7y ago
Exactly, great point. All other arguments are moot. They have a monopoly. This is an example of abuse of power. The argument that they do it in the name of user experience is an example of the double speak of SV giants. This will not hold up under justice department scrutiny. I hope the tech giants are "brought to heel" as HRC would say.
rock_hard 7y ago
How is amazon a monopoly? Last time I checked there was a ocean of e-commerce stores on the internet all selling the same stuff
- zaidf 7y ago
  When Microsoft got busted for being anti-competitive, you could still download Netscape Navigator and use it.
  - jedimastert 7y ago
    Anti-competitive behavior is different than having a monopoly
  - aeternum 7y ago
    Amazon still has quite a ways to go. Consider that Microsoft had: - 96% of worldwide OS marketshare. Even Amazon doesn't come close to this level of domination in retail or cloud. - Forcing OEMs to purchase Windows licenses for all PCs sold regardless of whether or not customers wanted a PC without Windows. - Not only pre-installed IE, but provided IE with inaccessible and undocumented Windows OS APIs to give it functionality that just wasn't possible for Netscape to implement (like ActiveX).
xxxpupugo 7y ago
It is definitely not a monopoly...I for one goes to Wallmart.com frequently depending on price. Disclaimer: ex-Amazon employee.

sct202 7y ago

I think a lot of people are missing the point that Amazon controls so much market share now that actions that aren't anti-competitive if you have 1% market share are when you control 50%+.

calimac 7y ago

Exactly, great point. All other arguments are moot. They have a monopoly. This is an example of abuse of power. The argument that they do it in the name of user experience is an example of the double speak of SV giants. This will not hold up under justice department scrutiny. I hope the tech giants are "brought to heel" as HRC would say.

rock_hard 7y ago

How is amazon a monopoly? Last time I checked there was a ocean of e-commerce stores on the internet all selling the same stuff

zaidf 7y ago
When Microsoft got busted for being anti-competitive, you could still download Netscape Navigator and use it.
- jedimastert 7y ago
  Anti-competitive behavior is different than having a monopoly
- aeternum 7y ago
  Amazon still has quite a ways to go. Consider that Microsoft had: - 96% of worldwide OS marketshare. Even Amazon doesn't come close to this level of domination in retail or cloud. - Forcing OEMs to purchase Windows licenses for all PCs sold regardless of whether or not customers wanted a PC without Windows. - Not only pre-installed IE, but provided IE with inaccessible and undocumented Windows OS APIs to give it functionality that just wasn't possible for Netscape to implement (like ActiveX).

xxxpupugo 7y ago

It is definitely not a monopoly...I for one goes to Wallmart.com frequently depending on price. Disclaimer: ex-Amazon employee.