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>because they're a monopoly They're not a monopoly.
by _red 6y ago
>because they're a monopoly
They're not a monopoly.
- vermontdevil 6y agoThey will after the COVID crisis eases.
- 55555 6y agoYeah, they're not a monopoly. And my business isn't a monopoly either. But, notably, not in quite the same way that they're not a monopoly.
- bragh 6y agoSure, they are not a monopoly yet when you look at the whole of e-commerce. But Amazon effectively is a monopoly for at least books and probably electronics, depending on where you live. Quoting from an article published in 2018: https://www.retaildive.com/news/amazon-beats-best-buy-as-top-electronics-retailer/521505/ https://www.retaildive.com/news/amazon-beats-best-buy-as-top... > 60% of every incremental dollar being spent online in North America is gong to one company — Amazon. No matter what you sell, Amazon is coming for you
- ncmncm 6y agoThey exercise monopoly power, by the law that makes them a monopoly. Getting the JD to enforce monopoly laws is a whole other problem
- cambalache 6y agoIn the same sense a giant Walmart in a 5000 people town is not a monopoly