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Amazon didn’t get how they are today without the help of consumers. It’s not like they started out as a monopoly
by colejohnson66 6y ago
Amazon didn’t get how they are today without the help of consumers. It’s not like they started out as a monopoly
- throwaway284534 6y agoThat's absolutely true. It's just also a very narrow lense to look at the situation. I've worked retail and it honestly sucks for everyone involved. The customers can't make informed choices or even get an unbiased direction from sales people. It's a market designed to work with as little information or agency as possible. People have a limited appetite for friction when they shop too. An ideal store with a better return policy and selection seems to look a lot like Amazon. I'm not saying that it's good for us to invest all of our shopping into one business. It's just what unregulated capitalism breeds over time.
- anonuser123456 6y agoName a single product or service that Amazon has a monopoly on.
- sp332 6y agohttps://www.geekwire.com/2020/hearing-documents-reveal-amazons-aggressive-strategy-beat-diapers-com/ https://www.geekwire.com/2020/hearing-documents-reveal-amazo...
- anonuser123456 6y agoWalmart.com, Target.com So not a monopoly. Edit: Walgreens.com, Costco.com, Honest.com All 5 of those popped up on Google/DuckDuck before anything from Amazon.
- colejohnson66 6y agoI wasn’t saying they do or don’t have one... just that they didn’t get as big as they are today without the actual consumers. My wording could’ve been better.
- TulliusCicero 6y agoI dunno about a monopoly, but they arguably have market power for online retail since IIRC they have 50% market share.
- aembleton 6y agoKindle books