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Re:Just Be Rich by saint_angels on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @06:37AM (#26790424)
> Amazon [...] simply taking all of the customers and wealth away from all of the smaller businesses

Amazon doesn't "simply" take others wealth. It wins by providing a better service

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Re:Just Be Rich by everybodyknows on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @10:00AM (#26792211)
Half-true. Amazon also wins by monopoly tactics:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-29/amazon-em...

And offering new, but delivering used, damaged products to customers:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26320094

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Re:Just Be Rich by mytherin on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @07:05AM (#26790620)
Sure, Amazon wins by providing lower prices through economies of scale. The details of how they acquire customers of small businesses are not relevant because it does not influence the end result. Wealth is moved from one party (a small business) to another (a large multinational). There is a clear loser.
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