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This sort of reads to me like Amazon have mastered the last mile that people really care about and are charging a premium for sellers to leverage their last mil
by rubyfan 5y ago
This sort of reads to me like Amazon have mastered the last mile that people really care about and are charging a premium for sellers to leverage their last mile solution. I just don’t see how this constitutes a monopoly when you have tons of other options out there. Walmart, Target, Wayfair, Shopify all are competing.
- Invictus0 5y agoIt's pretty clear that you didn't read the article because Stoller outlines why it's a monopoly very explicitly.
- eshaan7 5y agoThis entire HN thread is "it doesn't affect me/ I like one day shipping, so it's not a monopoly".
- rubyfan 5y agoMy thread didn’t say that at all. I’m not saying I like Prime or not. I’m saying the article fails to make the case for monopoly to me the reader.
- rubyfan 5y agoI did read the article and I don’t see it. Just because the author says it, doesn’t mean it’s true. The fact that he calls this money laundering is totally suspect. Creating a market by attracting customers with something they want and charging rent in the market is no more a monopoly in the digital world than it is in the real world. It’s like saying the mall can’t put free rollercoaster rides inside because then the stores that rent retail space would have to pay more and then pass that cost onto the customer and that inflates the price of goods. Would those stores spread the costs of that operation into the rest of their business, absolutely. Is there something wrong with that, nope.
- SixDouble5321 5y agoIf you don't yet recognize Amazon's monopolistic tactics, it's likely you are incapable.