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This might be a plus for the customer in the short term, but how is it a plus in the long term, when the innovation which creates the new products is snuffed?
by mellavora 5y ago
This might be a plus for the customer in the short term, but how is it a plus in the long term, when the innovation which creates the new products is snuffed?
- lostmsu 5y agoHow exactly does this practice hurt innovation in products?
- mint2 5y agoDo you think Amazon is going to innovate on niche products? Why would they steal other peoples designs if that were the case. They put the original company in financial straits or out of business and then don’t do any meaningful iteration on the products
- lostmsu 5y agoDo you have any proof of stealing unique designs? I'd expect those to be protected by patents.
- short12 5y agoNot everything nifty is patentable. Not to mention patents dont pretext the little guy and anyone can wholesale clone anything without reprisal
- missedthecue 5y agoAmazon isn't stealing IP and building their own factories. They are cutting out middle men and going straight to the producers themselves. Cutting out the middle man gives the inventors greater income and the consumers lower prices.
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