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Re:Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up by znpy on Friday June 12, 2020 @11:02AM (#23499929)
> I often see many people show immediate solidarity with Amazon as soon as the ideas of anti-trust or monopoly are brought up. If the government is allowed to break up a large corporation then where does it stop? Will they come after my small business next?

If the govern doesn't go after Aamzon, Amazon will probably come after your small business.

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Re:Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up by scarface74 on Friday June 12, 2020 @04:56PM (#23503815)
Should the same government have gone after Apple and iTunes that killed off the mom and pop record store? Businesses die all the time when consumer preferences change.
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Re:Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up by znpy on Friday June 12, 2020 @08:00PM (#23505244)
well, on one hand, maybe. keep in mind that apple is also killing repair stores with their unfair anti-repair tactics and policies.

on the other hand, it's different: amazon spans so many kind of items that it's killing a huge kind of mom an pop stores. Amazon has enough revenue that it can adjust its pricing, even with losses, to drive away customers from competitors.

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