Re:Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete wi...
by dredmorbius on Friday February 09, 2018 @05:23PM
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There's a difference between a new entrant appearing, and a firm with a monopolistic presence in one (or more) areas extending vertically into others.
Note that Amazon has a distinct and proven track record of utilising its monopoly position to squeeze competing and complementary firms in other spaces. Notably with Hachette.
http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-amazon-and-...
Re:Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete wi...
by SmooL on Friday February 09, 2018 @12:26PM
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I believe in the implication is that Amazon will cut out the competition because of its cost advantage, leading towards a monopoly, not unlike what it's (trying) to do in many other sectors.
Re:Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete wi...
by nerfhammer on Friday February 09, 2018 @06:35PM
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"monopoly" is just a moral classification for something that is "big" now. It doesn't mean lack of competition or have any other strict definition anymore.
Not sure how increasing competition in any space creates a monopoly.