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Re:Australians will no longer be able to order from Amazon’s... by emodendroket on Thursday May 31, 2018 @11:52AM (#17197233)
It saddens you that all retailers selling to customers in the same place have the same tax collection rules applied to them?
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Re:Australians will no longer be able to order from Amazon’s... by koyote on Thursday May 31, 2018 @12:01PM (#17197341)
But instead of applying the tax rules they simply decided to not sell to Australia anymore. I believe OP is sad about the accelerating move to a more fragmented internet.
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Re:Australians will no longer be able to order from Amazon’s... by emodendroket on Thursday May 31, 2018 @01:37PM (#17198342)
Well, Amazon is taking their ball and going home because they're not happy about the tax law. They threatened to do similar in Seattle. I suppose this episode is an answer when people ask in what way Amazon enjoys monopoly power.
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