> The amount of power Amazon has over media, retail and internet is unparalleled and is a threat to a well regulated democracy.

I don't subscribe to any Amazon-owned media. I consume tons of media practically every day. If Amazon was a monopoly in media, shouldn't it be near impossible for me to get non-Amazon owned media?

I've purchased maybe a dozen items from Amazon in the last few years. It makes up <1% of my retail spending. If they were a monopoly in retail, shouldn't it be hard for me shop at any other retail space?

I somehow manage to host tons of applications both professionally and personally. I only really use S3 and Amazon DNS, and that's in only a few limited places and could be easily replaced. If Amazon was a monopoly in internet services, shouldn't I pretty much be forced to use them for something?

I don't even have to try and I can avoid them for my own usages, both professionally and personally.