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I don't think he is describing activity that is outright illegal. That's why he's calling it "bullying" and "incredibly shady" rather than suing for breach of c

I don't think he is describing activity that is outright illegal. That's why he's calling it "bullying" and "incredibly shady" rather than suing for breach of contract or patent infringement.

malandrew 7y ago
The whole idea of grey market products is shady to begin with. If the genuine product is available for sale elsewhere for less, I as a consumer should be able to purchase it at that discounted price. If Amazon is strong-arming manufacturers by sourcing genuine grey market products, that's a good thing for consumers and we should support Amazon. If Amazon is strong-arming manufacturers by sourcing counterfeit products, that's bad for consumers and we should not support Amazon.
- c2h5oh 7y ago
  What if Amazon wasn't going to look too closely if the gray market stuff is counterfeit or not?
  - polartx 7y ago
    then you would have a problem different than the one being discussed.
polartx 7y ago
Philosophy professor ‘invents’ something not particularly amazing; easy reproducible. Tries to build his empire on a cheap piece of plastic glued to the back of a phone. Incredulous when someone comes around with improved design or more efficient distro network. Our economy is blessed to not regard the pop-socket as the sacred cow he thinks it is.