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It's pretty clear that you didn't read the article because Stoller outlines why it's a monopoly very explicitly.
by Invictus0 5y ago
It'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.