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Re:Amazon Is Becoming the New Microsoft by kazinator on Sunday November 19, 2017 @12:52PM (#15734961)
> Is Amazon forcing us to install their products even if we don't use it, and crippling our OS if we try to remove it? No.

And is Microsoft buying a national grocery chain? Is Microsoft running a marketplace overrun with fake Chinese shit that takes 3 months to ship?

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Re:Amazon Is Becoming the New Microsoft by longcheng on Sunday November 19, 2017 @01:32PM (#15735139)
Is Amazon forcing shit-hunters to buy Chinese shit for cheap? You get what you pay. There are expensive high quality Chinese products whiners can't afford.
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Re:Amazon Is Becoming the New Microsoft by avenoir on Sunday November 19, 2017 @01:59PM (#15735288)
You'd be surprised how many factory electronic components on Amazon are being advertised by "legitimate" vendors who are selling Chinese knockoffs. I just had a first-hand experience with this by purchasing a factory Nikon battery from what appears to be a legitimate Nikon dealer and receiving something that barely holds charge. It's not all so black and white.
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Re:Amazon Is Becoming the New Microsoft by Spooky23 on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:13PM (#15735687)
No, Amazon is forcing buyers looking to purchase goods to accept counterfeit crap at retail prices.

If I want a fake DVD, I can pay $3 in Chinatown, I don’t need to pay Amazon $20.

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Re:Amazon Is Becoming the New Microsoft by kazinator on Sunday November 19, 2017 @04:17PM (#15735983)
If you stay within the "amazon.com" domain, it is often the case that this stuff is all you can find there, at any price for the class of thing you're looking for.
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