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Great going, DoJ! Ignore the aggressive, predatory monopoly vendor with 85% of the market (AMZN) and go after the other guys, why don't you ... (I wish I was

by cstross 15y ago

Great going, DoJ! Ignore the aggressive, predatory monopoly vendor with 85% of the market (AMZN) and go after the other guys, why don't you ... (I wish I was making that 85% thing up; alas, that's how much of the US ebook market Amazon have got.)

aristus 15y ago
I don't even bother to look at my iTunes sales anymore. I just assume it's 1/10 of my Amazon sales. But what is Amazon doing that is predatory? Genuinely curious. Simply having a monopoly isn't a crime; abusing the advantage is.
Tsagadai 15y ago
Pushing prices down is good for the consumer, keeping prices high is bad for the consumer. Even as a producer, I would prefer lower prices with higher volume of sales. Amazon may be a near monopoly but they are forcing prices down not up.