Re:Amazon Aurora Backtrack
by hodgesrm on Thursday May 10, 2018 @03:00PM
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Certainly there are other concerns--no argument there.
That said, Amazon Prime prices just went up 20%, so Amazon will clearly raise prices if they think the market will bear it.
Moreover, "complete and utter dominance" sounds like a monopoly. It's difficult to think of a monopoly that didn't raise prices and/or decrease service once they were established. I would not start a business on Amazon without assessing the risk of tying my fate to a single large vendor, for cost as well as other reasons you cited like Amazon deciding to compete with you.
That said, Amazon Prime prices just went up 20%, so Amazon will clearly raise prices if they think the market will bear it.
Moreover, "complete and utter dominance" sounds like a monopoly. It's difficult to think of a monopoly that didn't raise prices and/or decrease service once they were established. I would not start a business on Amazon without assessing the risk of tying my fate to a single large vendor, for cost as well as other reasons you cited like Amazon deciding to compete with you.