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Maybe they are only so big because their anti-competitive behaviors have kept alternatives from taking their users. I'd love to be able to stop giving amazon as

• fasthands9 3y ago
  I don't disagree with that but nonetheless it seems like the behavior they are in trouble for (telling suppliers they can only sell on Amazon if they don't offer cheaper prices elsewhere) is something that tons of other retailers do. I really don't mind their being a different set of rules if someone has the ability to dictate most of the market, but exclusive deals are routine for smaller players.
• judge2020 3y ago
  Alternatives in terms of sellers on Amazon.com, maybe, but people use amazon because of how good of a product Prime is (or at least, for the past few years, appears to be despite it being obvious product prices go up to offset subsidized shipping prices) and because it tends to have everything available is a fast and secure way. With e.g. a search engine showing you products, you might be sent off to one of 100k stores that all need your cc info and who don't already have your shipping address. This is partially solved by Shopify for Shopify sites, and Apple Pay/Google Pay/PayPal for third parties, but it's still often more friction to go to a 3p store.