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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen
That's a good deal for everyone
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Helping a business party to establish a monopole, is no good deal for anyone but the monopolist. Whom do you think they will turn against once they managed to wipe out their big company rivals? Right, small company rivals. After these - go figure. The amazon boss hasclearly described he wnats a future when people turn to Amazon for just any need they have and he wants them to buy all and everything from amazon. Without exception. It sounds almost a bit psychotic.
Its the reason why I have started to NOT buy certain product categories at Amazon anymore, that are outside their traditional envelope.
Its also the reason why I have not bought a Kindle, but a Tolino e-reader. Better conditions, comparable quality, no chaining to the Amazon store. I read last year Germany is the only country where the biggest market share for e-readers is not in Amazon's hands, but the Tolino consortium's. Good so! And you do not even have to sacrifice anything when chosing this over that.
Monopolism is the market's death.