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From my brief overview of the situation, it seems ethically questionable for Amazon to do this, but not unlawful. Should it really be against the law to reduce
by mattvot 15y ago
From my brief overview of the situation, it seems ethically questionable for Amazon to do this, but not unlawful.
Should it really be against the law to reduce the visibility of a competitors accessory for your own product on your own site? I don't think so.
I would have a different position if Amazon started harassing competition on other sites, like eBay.
It's more of a question of bad business on the M-Edge side. Don't rely on your competition for business. You'll get stuck when they decide to change.
- overgryphon 15y agoYou could have said the same thing about internet browsers on a companies own operating system a decade or so ago. If a company is building a platform, they face antitrust issues with competitors using their platform.
- mattvot 15y agoPerhaps, but it's kinda different with websites. There are plenty of alternate marketplaces for products on the web other than Amazon. It's not the same as Microsoft having the vast majority of the market.