"They're opposite" is the most incorrect statement in this thread. Yes, there is a difference, but the effects can be similar. Either way, market participants a

"They're opposite" is the most incorrect statement in this thread. Yes, there is a difference, but the effects can be similar. Either way, market participants are denied a fair price because of their counterparty's dominance. This very case demonstrates it, as does Amazon's. That's why our laws treat them similarly, even using the word "monopoly" to mean both ... as do professional economists when both are under discussion. This "I know a word you don't know" game is tiresome, especially when people do know the words (and apparently better than you).